Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rocklands today (08 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rocklands at 12AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Rocklands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1247 | 745 | 630 | 447 | 531 | 614 | 294 | 206 | 140 | 98 | 224 | 172 | 200 | 313 | 304 | 299 | 346 | 417 | 647 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:14AM1.53m | 1:40PM1.65m | 2:01AM1.64m | 2:21PM1.78m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:09PM0.55m | 7:28AM0.47m | 7:57PM0.41m | 8:11AM0.37m | 8:38PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 23 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1247 | 745 | 630 | 447 | 531 | 614 | 294 | 206 | 140 | 98 | 224 | 172 | 119 | 313 | 304 | 299 | 346 | 417 | 647 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | WSW 17 | S 11 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | W 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | W 11 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 37 | 359 | 353 | 347 | 114 | 28 | 188 | 145 | 117 | 90 | 144 | 138 | 200 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | W 19 | ESE 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | W 11 | W 11 | SE 10 | — | S 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 12 | — | 41 | 65 | 50 | 49 | 52 | 28 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 9 | 4 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
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