Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockpile today (28 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockpile at 8PM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 17s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Rockpile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 940 | 897 | 988 | 865 | 767 | 757 | 748 | 748 | 739 | 666 | 573 | 551 | 551 | 465 | 600 | 509 | 778 | 778 | 778 | 789 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:08PM1.90m | 10:36AM1.25m | 9:39PM1.91m | 11:02AM1.30m | 10:11PM1.87m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:14PM0.68m | 4:33AM-0.18m | 3:47PM0.63m | 5:00AM-0.17m | 4:22PM0.59m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 940 | 897 | 988 | 865 | 767 | 757 | 748 | 748 | 739 | 666 | 573 | 551 | 551 | 465 | 600 | 509 | 778 | 778 | 778 | 789 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 61 | 59 | 47 | 64 | 64 | 44 | 57 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 194 | 236 | 239 | 289 | 165 | 160 | 36 | 35 | 24 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | S 10 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 103 | 8 | 314 | 125 | 174 | 150 | 150 | 146 | 196 | 140 | 40 | 40 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 36 | 1 | 42 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 67 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 129 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 5 |
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