Surf Forecasts:
Rockpile surf forecast from 24 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 27 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period, S swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 29 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period, SW swell with 663 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 24 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Rockpile this week:
The surf forecast for Rockpile over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 24) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Rockpile in the next 16 days are 1.1m 17s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Mon 24th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Thu 27th Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Sat 29th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Rockpile over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
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Alright, Rusty here with the lowdown on Rockpile.
It’s gonna be a bit of a waiting game across these next two weeks. We’ve got some tiny, clean moments and a couple of bigger pushes, but you’ve gotta be smart about when you paddle out.
The start is a bust. Sunday the 23rd afternoon is blown out with a tiny 2ft SSW swell and onshore wind. Monday the 24th is still small, with a 2ft SW swell in the morning and offshore breeze, but it looks marginal, probably a tide issue.
Through the rest of that week, the swell builds. Tuesday the 25th sees the swell hit 3ft from the SSW by the afternoon, but winds are light cross-onshore, just enough to ruffle the surface. Wednesday the 26th is your first real look, with the swell jumping to 4ft from the south at a 12-second interval. The wind is still a light cross-onshore, so it’s a bit textured, but it’s the biggest, most consistent surf we’ve seen so far.
Thursday the 27th drops off into poor junk, and it’s all marginal through the end of August. The end of the month sees moderate onshore wind messing up a consistent 3ft SW groundswell.
Now, the absolute highlight is Saturday morning, September the 5th. That’s the session. A clean 4ft SW groundswell running on a 16-second period, and you’ve got offshore winds from the NE at just 6 mph. The forecast is talking about “very good surf conditions” and clean lines. This is the one.
The other big spike arrives Sunday the 6th into Monday the 7th. A solid 7ft SSW swell rolls in on Sunday, with a 13-second period. The winds are light cross-onshore though, so the shape won’t be perfect. The energy is massive, pushing over 1400. By Monday the 7th, the swell is still up at 6ft, but the period has dropped to 9 seconds, making it a bit messier with cross-shore wind. At 7ft, this is definitely for the experienced crew only.
The water is feeling a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so you might get away with a spring suit.
A bit of a patient two weeks, but if you nail that Saturday the 5th, you’ll have the best, cleanest waves of the whole stretch.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 22°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 154 | 233 | 252 | 135 | 222 | 216 | 222 | 329 | 488 | 472 | 358 | 260 | 148 | 246 | 216 | 165 | 663 | 589 | 567 | 612 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | on |
High Tide | 7:04PM1.67m | 8:55AM1.23m | 7:42PM1.77m | 9:11AM1.29m | 8:17PM1.85m | 9:29AM1.36m | 8:49PM1.89m | 9:50AM1.44m | 9:21PM1.87m | 10:13AM1.52m | 9:54PM1.81m | 10:38AM1.60m | 10:30PM1.69m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:39AM0.01m | 1:55PM0.76m | 3:05AM-0.05m | 2:28PM0.65m | 3:31AM-0.09m | 3:01PM0.55m | 3:55AM-0.10m | 3:34PM0.45m | 4:19AM-0.07m | 4:09PM0.37m | 4:43AM-0.01m | 4:47PM0.31m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
 | 7:24 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | 7:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 154 | 233 | 252 | 111 | 222 | 181 | 222 | 329 | 488 | 472 | 358 | 260 | 148 | 157 | 103 | 73 | 663 | 589 | 567 | 612 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 5 | W 6 | SW 17 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 7 | W 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 11 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 8 | W 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 28 | 20 | 18 | 135 | 156 | 216 | 208 | 203 | 47 | 32 | 171 | 104 | 111 | 246 | 216 | 165 | 51 | 68 | 86 | 81 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | W 6 | WNW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WNW 8 | W 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 154 | 155 | 120 | 17 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 203 | 196 | 22 | 27 | 32 | 89 | 87 | 40 | 35 | 57 | 40 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 0 | 129 | 268 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 129 | 94 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 5 |
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