Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rocky Head today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rocky Head at 7AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Rocky Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Fri morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 11 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 936 | 992 | 990 | 1004 | 816 | 780 | 769 | 680 | 619 | 645 | 695 | 672 | 2142 | 2561 | 2465 | 2756 | 2061 | 2129 | 3553 | 15069 | 14570 | 10082 | 6805 | 5224 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:08AM0.64m | 00:32AM0.62m | 1:03AM0.58m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:56PM0.11m | 4:04PM0.09m | 4:12PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | E 7 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 936 | 992 | 990 | 1004 | 816 | 780 | 769 | 680 | 619 | 645 | 695 | 672 | 2142 | 2561 | 2465 | 2756 | 2061 | 2129 | 2010 | 8 | — | 72 | 46 | 72 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 136 | 131 | 138 | 147 | 123 | 96 | 75 | 57 | 381 | 381 | 386 | 482 | 39 | 38 | 39 | 51 | 38 | 25 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 20 | S 11 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 224 | 89 | 39 | 37 | 164 | 128 | 86 | 224 | 52 | 52 | 39 | 39 | 11 | 44 | 21 | 41 | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | N 2 | — | — | NNE 2 | — | N 3 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 59 | 101 | 47 | 33 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 575 | 1102 | 3553 | 15069 | 14570 | 10082 | 6805 | 5224 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 489 | 324 | 489 | 605 | 1731 | 1546 | 1546 | 205 |
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