
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockpile today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockpile at 7AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Rockpile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
171 | 203 | 203 | 203 | 169 | 164 | 160 | 150 | 144 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 126 | 138 | 140 | 102 | 142 | 305 | 243 | 366 | 370 | 255 | 191 | 445 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 12:03PM1.40m | 11:18PM1.95m | 12:44PM1.44m | 00:05AM1.71m | 1:27PM1.47m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:53AM-0.40m | 5:32PM0.52m | 6:33AM-0.24m | 6:28PM0.53m | 7:10AM-0.05m | 7:30PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | SW 16 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 12 | SSW 15 |
171 | 203 | 49 | 74 | 98 | 84 | 93 | 97 | 93 | 68 | 89 | 84 | 64 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 305 | 243 | 366 | 370 | 255 | 132 | 445 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 15 | W 7 | W 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 16 | S 11 |
16 | 21 | 203 | 203 | 169 | 164 | 160 | 150 | 144 | 181 | 181 | 103 | 103 | 138 | 140 | 102 | 142 | 26 | 23 | 72 | 103 | 101 | 191 | 119 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | W 17 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 18 | W 7 |
56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 36 | 35 | 27 | 27 | 127 | 142 | 103 | 181 | 126 | 83 | 53 | 25 | 43 | 46 | 47 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 150 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 3 | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 5 | 5 | 129 | 129 | 129 | 5 | 43 | 43 | 5 | 7 | 152 | 151 | 64 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 152 | 16 | 16 | 50 |
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