Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rock Wave today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rock Wave at 7PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Rock Wave. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 461 | 378 | 282 | 318 | 250 | 386 | 623 | 581 | 447 | 432 | 276 | 196 | 581 | 1710 | 2595 | 1657 | 1900 | 1452 | 2491 | 1472 | 1207 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:00AM1.03m | 9:46PM1.13m | 10:35AM0.96m | 11:25PM1.08m | 12:34PM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:00PM0.58m | 4:20AM0.64m | 4:26PM0.66m | 6:10AM0.64m | 6:23PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 20 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SE 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 461 | 378 | 280 | 318 | 250 | 386 | 623 | 581 | 447 | 167 | 276 | 183 | 110 | 82 | 1377 | 999 | 690 | 879 | 2491 | 1472 | 1207 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SE 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 325 | 287 | 282 | 282 | 209 | 205 | 205 | 169 | 167 | 40 | 110 | 110 | 14 | 14 | 223 | 511 | 972 | 1137 | 43 | 216 | 262 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 23 | SSW 21 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 10 | 20 | 22 | 27 | 34 | 49 | 51 | 54 | 142 | 39 | 22 | 10 | 45 | 64 | 61 | 61 | 43 | — | 40 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | 17 | 51 | 42 | 37 | 432 | 36 | 196 | 581 | 1710 | 2595 | 1657 | 1900 | 1452 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 128 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 147 | 31 | 31 | 321 | 321 | 321 | 259 | 257 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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