Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rocklands today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rocklands at 12AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Rocklands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2117 | 2537 | 3010 | 3652 | 4287 | 5375 | 4839 | 4756 | 4272 | 3399 | 2065 | 1561 | 1228 | 1037 | 1010 | 918 | 649 | 590 | 614 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:02PM1.60m | 5:27AM1.50m | 5:32PM1.49m | 6:02AM1.41m | 6:05PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:10PM0.50m | 11:19AM0.64m | 11:40PM0.60m | 11:55AM0.75m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 2117 | 2537 | 3010 | 3652 | 4287 | 5375 | 4839 | 4756 | 4272 | 3399 | 2065 | 1561 | 1228 | 771 | 757 | 716 | 649 | 590 | 502 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 333 | 285 | 1039 | 972 | 922 | 1037 | 851 | 666 | 574 | 511 | 614 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 4 | NW 4 | — | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 7 | 16 | — | 41 | 30 | 31 | 113 | — | 1435 | — | — | — | — | 1010 | 918 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 15 | 13 | 31 | 42 | 69 | 121 | 406 | 15 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 4 |
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