Surf Forecasts:
Rocky Head surf forecast from 10 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 25 Nov, 2AM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 25 Nov, 2AM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period, SSW swell with 7,462 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 21 Nov, 11AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Rocky Head this week:
The surf forecast for Rocky Head over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Nov 21) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.6m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 12s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Rocky Head in the next 16 days are 4.5m 14s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Nov 25) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.5m 7s period and expected on Monday (Nov 16) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11AM (Sat 21st Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) 13s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Wed 25th Nov) | 15ft (4.5m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Wed 25th Nov) | 15ft (4.5m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Rocky Head over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SE by Thu night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | ||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2084 | 1407 | 1022 | 936 | 1022 | 1338 | 1211 | 3079 | 2842 | 3238 | 2346 | 2412 | 2181 | 1567 | 1198 | 890 | 607 | 298 | 205 | 304 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:19PM0.77m | 11:08AM0.19m | 10:40PM0.77m | 11:03PM0.75m | 11:25PM0.71m | 11:49PM0.67m | 00:13AM0.63m | 00:35AM0.57m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:36AM0.17m | 1:21PM0.16m | 1:45PM0.15m | 2:05PM0.14m | 2:16PM0.16m | 2:13PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — |
 | 6:51 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | 6:57 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 2084 | 1407 | 1022 | 936 | 1022 | 1338 | 1211 | 3079 | 2842 | 3238 | 2346 | 2412 | 2181 | 1567 | 1198 | 890 | 607 | 298 | 205 | 304 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 17 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | E 7 | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 87 | 46 | 134 | 166 | 166 | 38 | 615 | 53 | 34 | 24 | 23 | — | 55 | 55 | 31 | 91 | 26 | 81 | 77 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 20 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 52 | 43 | 38 | 255 | 56 | 83 | 121 | — | — | — | 115 | 106 | 163 | 229 | 363 | 539 | 517 | 607 | 604 | 687 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 200 | 58 | 200 | 200 | 180 | 200 | 215 | 92 | 215 | 1769 | 200 | 200 | 364 | 652 | 187 | 187 | 187 | 180 | 202 | 202 |
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