Surf Forecasts:
Roca Alta surf forecast from 12 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 13 Oct, 12AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period, ENE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 12 Oct, 3AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period, ENE swell with 322 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 13 Oct, 12AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Roca Alta this week:
The surf forecast for Roca Alta over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Oct 13) at 12AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 8s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Roca Alta in the next 16 days are 1.5m 8s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Oct 12) at 3AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 3s period and expected on Monday (Oct 12) at 6AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 12AM (Tue 13th Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 12AM (Tue 13th Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 3AM (Mon 12th Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Roca Alta over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 106 | 315 | 302 | 243 | 130 | 103 | 114 | 106 | 105 | 103 | 80 | 59 | 48 | 33 | 26 | 31 | 70 | 111 | 120 | 110 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:40AM0.12m | 1:23PM0.35m | 2:08PM0.36m | 2:51PM0.36m | 6:40AM0.14m | 3:32PM0.36m | 6:51AM0.14m | 4:11PM0.36m | 7:05AM0.14m | 4:49PM0.35m | ||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:49PM-0.01m | 5:24AM0.12m | 9:43PM-0.04m | 10:28PM-0.05m | 11:07PM-0.05m | 7:40AM0.14m | 11:43PM-0.05m | 8:42AM0.13m | 00:15AM-0.04m | 9:34AM0.13m | 00:46AM-0.03m | |||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
 | 5:16 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | 5:14 | — |
mm | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 29 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 106 | 315 | 302 | 243 | 130 | 103 | 114 | 106 | 105 | 103 | 80 | 59 | 48 | 33 | 26 | 31 | 70 | 111 | 120 | 110 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 2 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 307 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 0 | 110 | 123 | 0 |
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