Rocky Head surfForecast / WA – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 27 Jan 2026 AWST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Rocky Head surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Rocky Head sea temperature is
21.7° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Rocky Head today?

The current surf forecast for Rocky Head at 9PM is: 2.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jan)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (27 Jan)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (27 Jan)8ft (2.4m)12s

Table - waves today at Rocky Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SSW
1.1
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
Period(s) (?)121212121211111111111110101010101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)286122161849160013981151878743664687314510490490441408408408371378386416416318
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
E
10
ENE
15
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
10
E
5
ESE
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crossonononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:19PM
0.66
8:11PM
0.75
8:57PM
0.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:48AM
0.03
5:13AM
-0.04
5:45AM
-0.08
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sunrise-------5:26-------5:28-------5:28
Sunset--7:23-------7:23-------7:22-----
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161717171616151618181817161414172220201918171719
Feels °C (?)121413141314131415131313131112151916171716171719
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