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Horrocks surfForecast / WA – North West / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 13 Dec 2025 AWSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Horrocks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Horrocks sea temperature is
21.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Horrocks today?
The current surf forecast for Horrocks at 5PM is: 2.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Horrocks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 484 | 589 | 574 | 847 | 327 | 338 | 237 | 183 | 368 | 368 | 186 | 154 | 160 | 163 | 304 | 299 | 330 | 378 | 414 | 243 | 199 | 264 | 261 | 310 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | glass | glass | cross | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:50PM 0.56 | 5:41AM 0.26 | 6:13PM 0.62 | 6:39PM 0.66 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:23AM 0.25 | 8:11AM 0.24 | 3:42AM 0.19 | 4:04AM 0.14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:18 |
| Sunset | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 31 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 |
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