Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Middle Rock today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Middle Rock at 4AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Middle Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 590 | 754 | 580 | 565 | 465 | 384 | 378 | 373 | 373 | 525 | 678 | 765 | 1309 | 440 | 636 | 731 | 426 | 392 | 261 | 550 | 212 | 172 | 136 | 123 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:55AM1.04m | 00:36AM1.23m | 1:27PM1.18m | 1:48AM1.35m | 2:24PM1.36m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:31AM0.56m | 5:55PM0.57m | 7:11AM0.45m | 7:30PM0.45m | 8:11AM0.30m | 8:30PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSW 13 | S 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 7 | SSW 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 590 | 754 | 580 | 565 | 465 | 384 | 378 | 373 | 373 | 525 | 678 | 90 | 90 | 64 | 133 | 504 | 119 | 82 | 189 | 240 | 173 | 172 | 136 | 89 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | E 9 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | E 9 | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 12 | SE 7 | SSW 12 | ESE 8 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 34 | 62 | 43 | 51 | 100 | 88 | 133 | 113 | 118 | 92 | 90 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 44 | 147 | 41 | 41 | 83 | 179 | 106 | 162 | 106 | 81 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 6 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | ESE 9 | E 9 | SSW 12 | E 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 62 | — | 62 | 61 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 30 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 42 | — | 8 | 26 | 85 | 47 | 102 | 126 | 123 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | — | SSW 2 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | SW 14 | SSW 13 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | S 7 |
| kJ | 9 | 25 | 82 | — | 1 | 16 | 21 | 28 | 31 | 98 | — | 765 | 1309 | 440 | 636 | 731 | 426 | 392 | 261 | 550 | 212 | — | — | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 105 | 185 | 118 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 1102 | 592 | 1830 | 572 | 320 | 320 | 257 | 529 | 33 | 4 |
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