Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rocklands today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rocklands at 11AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Rocklands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 16 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 891 | 809 | 809 | 732 | 732 | 609 | 553 | 545 | 581 | 486 | 416 | 367 | 355 | 255 | 250 | 250 | 220 | 597 | 581 | 517 | 486 | 486 | 527 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:42AM1.61m | 4:06PM1.69m | 4:13AM1.63m | 4:35PM1.72m | 4:44AM1.63m | 5:05PM1.74m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:49AM0.37m | 10:11PM0.45m | 10:18AM0.36m | 10:42PM0.42m | 10:48AM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 891 | 809 | 809 | 732 | 732 | 609 | 553 | 545 | 581 | 486 | 416 | 367 | 355 | 255 | 250 | 250 | 220 | 597 | 581 | 517 | 486 | 486 | 527 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 16 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 17 | 14 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 32 | 26 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 102 | 215 | 188 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | W 19 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 16 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 10 | — | S 18 | — | SE 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 13 | 30 | 60 | 68 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 45 | — | 6 | — | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 24 | 5 | 11 | 93 | — | — | — | 61 | 67 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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