Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rocklands today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rocklands at 11AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Rocklands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1092 | 903 | 799 | 718 | 634 | 1349 | 1206 | 1306 | 1905 | 1809 | 3083 | 3417 | 9243 | 8880 | 8333 | 7482 | 6629 | 6101 | 5557 | 5450 | 5359 | 5627 | 4081 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:31AM1.42m | 00:10AM1.40m | 12:34PM1.56m | 1:04AM1.52m | 1:20PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:12AM0.72m | 6:04PM0.65m | 6:21AM0.61m | 7:00PM0.51m | 7:10AM0.50m | 7:42PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1092 | 903 | 799 | 718 | 634 | 1349 | 1206 | 1306 | 691 | 1809 | 2162 | 2526 | 9243 | 8880 | 8333 | 7482 | 6629 | 6101 | 5557 | 5450 | 5359 | 5627 | 4081 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SW 16 | SW 12 | — | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 35 | 20 | 20 | 173 | 417 | 18 | 12 | 386 | 93 | — | 3083 | 3417 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2206 | 1921 | 936 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 18 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 13 | — | 21 | 18 | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 1905 | 1213 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 345 | 772 | 893 | 1025 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 15 | 0 |
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