Surf Forecasts:
Roca Bruja - Witch's Rock surf forecast from 23 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 28 Aug, 6AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period, SW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 29 Aug, 3PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period, WSW swell with 447 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 23 Aug, 12AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Roca Bruja - Witch's Rock this week:
The surf forecast for Roca Bruja - Witch's Rock over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 23) at 12AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Roca Bruja - Witch's Rock in the next 16 days are 0.9m 16s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 3PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 3s period and expected on Monday (Aug 24) at 3PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 12AM (Sun 23rd Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 13s |
| Best Surf | 6AM (Fri 28th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 3PM (Sat 29th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Roca Bruja - Witch's Rock over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat night, fresh winds from the NE by Sun afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 47 | 44 | 74 | 85 | 83 | 82 | 78 | 107 | 67 | 66 | 62 | 58 | 57 | 33 | 78 | 80 | 55 | 166 | 75 | 276 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:26PM1.68m | 10:48AM1.92m | 11:36PM1.71m | 11:52AM1.96m | 00:37AM1.80m | 12:47PM2.04m | 1:26AM1.94m | 1:35PM2.14m | 2:08AM2.09m | 2:17PM2.23m | 2:45AM2.23m | 2:56PM2.30m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:21PM0.76m | 4:25AM0.87m | 5:28PM0.74m | 5:34AM0.85m | 6:27PM0.67m | 6:34AM0.78m | 7:15PM0.58m | 7:25AM0.68m | 7:56PM0.48m | 8:09AM0.57m | 8:32PM0.38m | 8:49AM0.46m | 9:07PM0.31m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — |
 | 5:58 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:53 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 36 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 34 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 34 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 34 | 28 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 47 | 44 | 44 | 85 | 83 | 82 | 78 | 107 | 67 | 66 | 62 | 58 | 57 | 33 | 78 | 10 | 10 | 166 | 68 | 276 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | WSW 19 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 18 | SW 15 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 74 | 44 | 53 | 37 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 80 | 55 | 149 | 75 | 73 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | — | SSW 7 | — | — | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 19 | SW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 38 | 38 | 8 | 8 | — | — | 5 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 21 | 31 | 10 | 10 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | — | SSE 7 | NE 3 | — | SE 6 | NE 2 | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | N 7 | — | — | ENE 3 | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | 1 | 4 | — | 5 | 6 | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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