Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rocklands today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rocklands at 1PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Rocklands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 9 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2760 | 2412 | 2376 | 3728 | 5278 | 5110 | 4298 | 3903 | 3619 | 3293 | 3111 | 3129 | 3338 | 3025 | 2453 | 1775 | 1511 | 1363 | 1384 | 1331 | 1323 | 828 | 1138 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:34AM1.33m | 00:01AM1.47m | 12:52PM1.45m | 1:12AM1.56m | 1:49PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:18AM0.64m | 5:45PM0.70m | 6:36AM0.56m | 7:03PM0.59m | 7:36AM0.45m | 8:01PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 10 |
| kJ | 2760 | 2412 | 2376 | 3728 | 5278 | 5110 | 4298 | 3903 | 3619 | 3293 | 3111 | 2538 | — | 3025 | 2453 | 1775 | 1511 | 1363 | 1384 | 30 | 322 | 756 | 968 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | WSW 11 | SSW 14 | SW 10 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 193 | 465 | 253 | 1138 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 268 | 130 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 9 | SE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 280 | 3129 | 3338 | 2383 | — | — | — | — | 1268 | 1331 | 1323 | 828 | 223 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 140 | 15 | 284 | 328 | 461 | 1871 | 1420 | 2700 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 15 | 176 | 139 | 52 | 10 | 0 |
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