Surf Forecasts:
Roca Bruja - Witch's Rock surf forecast from 16 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 17 Sep, 12AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 16 Sep, 12PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period, SW swell with 258 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 16 Sep, 9PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s 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 Wednesday (Sep 16) at 9PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 15s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 24s. 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 0.7m 16s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 16) at 12PM. 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 Wednesday (Sep 16) at 3PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9PM (Wed 16th Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 15s |
| Best Surf | 12AM (Thu 17th Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 15s |
| Most Powerful | 12PM (Wed 16th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Roca Bruja - Witch's Rock over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 134 | 255 | 171 | 167 | 164 | 153 | 85 | 98 | 97 | 94 | 88 | 128 | 246 | 246 | 209 | 204 | 204 | 179 | 175 | 171 | 169 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:10PM2.13m | 6:26AM2.27m | 6:52PM1.99m | 7:09AM2.12m | 7:40PM1.85m | 7:59AM1.99m | 8:37PM1.74m | 8:58AM1.89m | 9:47PM1.70m | 10:07AM1.86m | 10:59PM1.74m | 11:16AM1.89m | 00:00AM1.85m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 12:05PM0.33m | 00:12AM0.47m | 12:47PM0.47m | 00:53AM0.61m | 1:34PM0.60m | 1:40AM0.74m | 2:29PM0.72m | 2:37AM0.85m | 3:34PM0.79m | 3:48AM0.91m | 4:44PM0.79m | 5:02AM0.89m | 5:45PM0.73m | ||||||||
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 | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
 | — | 5:42 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | 5:38 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | — | — |
Temp °C | 33 | 33 | 27 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 28 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 36 | 36 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SSW 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 134 | 255 | 171 | 167 | 164 | 153 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 82 | 128 | 246 | 246 | 209 | 204 | 204 | 179 | 175 | 34 | 43 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | W 13 | WSW 23 | WSW 22 | WSW 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 7 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 127 | 14 | 54 | 49 | 45 | 89 | 82 | 98 | 97 | 94 | 62 | 52 | 50 | 50 | 47 | 19 | 30 | 18 | 20 | 171 | 169 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | SW 24 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | W 11 | NW 8 | SSW 6 | WSW 21 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | SW 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 22 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | — | 9 | 2 | 3 | 88 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 18 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 3 | — | NNE 6 | — | — | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SE 2 | SE 3 | S 3 | SE 2 |
| kJ | — | 6 | — | 3 | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 42 | 45 |
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