Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockpile today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockpile at 11AM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Rockpile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | S 11 | SW 16 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 11 | SW 15 | SSW 11 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 142 | 305 | 243 | 366 | 370 | 249 | 179 | 112 | 91 | 141 | 273 | 346 | 413 | 487 | 459 | 320 | 459 | 318 | 280 | 330 | 242 | 352 | 357 | 211 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 00:05AM1.71m | 1:27PM1.47m | 00:57AM1.44m | 2:12PM1.50m | 1:59AM1.18m | 3:01PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:10AM-0.05m | 7:30PM0.55m | 7:47AM0.16m | 8:44PM0.56m | 8:25AM0.38m | 10:14PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 16 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 142 | 305 | 243 | 366 | 370 | 249 | 89 | 112 | 80 | 141 | 273 | 304 | 289 | 284 | 274 | 320 | 459 | 263 | 280 | 210 | 226 | 210 | 357 | 189 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WNW 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 45 | 31 | 24 | 71 | 70 | 94 | 179 | 91 | 91 | 122 | 268 | 346 | 413 | 487 | 459 | 295 | 10 | 318 | 224 | 330 | 242 | 352 | 131 | 100 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | WSW 13 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 14 | W 16 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 15 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 15 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 14 | SSW 13 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 43 | 46 | 68 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 61 | 77 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 44 | 11 | 11 | 38 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 36 | 66 | 211 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | — | WNW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 297 | 16 | 16 | 0 |
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