Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rock Sound today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rock Sound at 4AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Rock Sound. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 29°C on Wed night, min 27°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 5 | E 8 | E 4 | E 4 | E 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 68 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 22 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 00:34AM0.90m | 1:06PM1.04m | 1:22AM0.87m | 1:58PM1.00m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:56PM0.49m | 6:31AM0.46m | 7:48PM0.54m | 7:18AM0.51m | 8:47PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 14 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 46 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 42 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 9 | E 13 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | E 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | N 9 | E 13 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 8 | E 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 8 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | ENE 3 | E 6 |
| kJ | 15 | 68 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 14 | — | — | — | 1 | 29 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 828 | 828 | 773 | 773 | 59 | 94 | 94 | 1153 | 59 | 59 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 59 | 122 | 122 | 427 | 416 | 431 |
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