Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rocklands today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rocklands at 3PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Rocklands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Tue night, light winds from the SSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 683 | 629 | 629 | 729 | 1045 | 1313 | 1821 | 2442 | 3319 | 4054 | 3293 | 2831 | 2343 | 1869 | 1403 | 1130 | 999 | 914 | 914 | 784 | 836 | 836 | 908 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:26AM1.34m | 11:56PM1.28m | 12:14PM1.46m | 00:40AM1.40m | 12:50PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:55AM0.82m | 5:54PM0.77m | 5:54AM0.73m | 6:35PM0.63m | 6:37AM0.62m | 7:09PM0.50m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 683 | 629 | 629 | 729 | 1045 | 1313 | 1821 | 2442 | 3319 | 4054 | 3293 | 2831 | 2343 | 1869 | 1403 | 1130 | 999 | 914 | 914 | 784 | 836 | 836 | 908 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 188 | 457 | 459 | 476 | 457 | 457 | 394 | 396 | 332 | 277 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 10 | 29 | 20 | 31 | 61 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 282 | 233 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 204 | 194 | 278 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
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