Rocky Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 17.51° S 149.42° W

Issued: 7 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rocky Point sea temperature is

26.1°C

Rocky Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Rocky Point today (12 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rocky Point at 3PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-10) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	11s
Afternoon (12 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	6s
Evening (12 Sep)	3.5ft (1.0m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 12							Sunday 13								Monday 14
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	57	31	31	39	47	64	73	78	72	75	90	86	72	70	70	83	70	70	68	68	68	56	48
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	ENE	NE	NNE	N	NE	ESE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross
High Tide				1:28PM0.36m				1:28AM0.33m				1:50PM0.33m				1:47AM0.31m					2:10PM0.29m
Low Tide		7:18AM0.00m				7:38PM0.04m				7:41AM0.02m				7:56PM0.06m					8:03AM0.04m				8:10PM0.09m


	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	—	1	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	24	24	25	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	25
Feels °C	24	24	25	23	23	24	24	25	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	27	29	30	29	28
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 20	SW 20	SW 20	SW 20	SW 19	SW 19	SSW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6
kJ	32	30	29	30	29	28	27	100	99	98	134	179	170	216	255	249	243	238	235	68	68	56	48
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 10	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	SW 21	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SW 10	NNW 11	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 8	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17
kJ	18	31	31	30	19	18	70	26	25	25	27	28	13	14	24	14	14	12	11	235	238	232	222
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 11	NNW 11	SW 10	NNW 11	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	SW 8	SW 9	WSW 13	WSW 13
kJ	22	18	18	18	18	17	17	11	10	10	14	14	13	25	14	12	10	10	21	18	19	63	108
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 4	E 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	—	—	—	—
kJ	57	20	27	39	47	64	73	78	72	75	90	86	72	70	70	83	70	70	68	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Maraa Tahiti	Maraa Tahiti	Paea Tahiti	Taapuna Tahiti	Taapuna Tahiti	Point de Pecheurs (Sapunis) Tahiti	Point de Pecheurs (Sapunis) Tahiti	Taapuna Tahiti	Cook Bay Moorea	Maraa Tahiti	Maraa Tahiti	Maraa Tahiti	Maraa Tahiti	Maraa Tahiti	Maraa Tahiti	Taapuna Tahiti	Taapuna Tahiti	Taapuna Tahiti	Faaone Tahiti	Rocky Point Tahiti	Rocky Point Tahiti	Rocky Point Tahiti	Mataval Bay Tahiti
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	4	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	31	31	27	22	22	25	25	22	41	31	31	31	31	31	31	22	22	22	22	0	0	0	7
Best forecast wave conditions in Tahiti	Maraa	Vairao	Passe de Maraa	Vairao	Vairao	Passe de Maraa	Passe de Maraa	Passe de Maraa		Maraa	Maraa	Maraa	Maraa	Maraa	Vairao	Vairao	Teahupo’o	Teahupo’o	Teahupo’o	Passe de Maraa	Teahupo’o	Taapuna	Teahupo’o
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in French Polynesia	Maraa Tahiti	Vairao Tahiti	Passe de Maraa Tahiti	Vairao Tahiti	Vairao Tahiti	Passe de Maraa Tahiti	Fare Left Huahine	Passe de Maraa Tahiti	Fare Left Huahine	Maraa Tahiti	Maraa Tahiti	Fare Left Huahine	Maraa Tahiti	Fare Left Huahine	Fare Left Huahine	Fare Left Huahine	Teahupo’o Tahiti	Teahupo’o Tahiti	Teahupo’o Tahiti	Fare Left Huahine	Teahupo’o Tahiti	Fare Left Huahine	Teahupo’o Tahiti
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Mangahume New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Frigates Fiji	Fish Boma South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Cobblestones Australia	Noises Australia	Restaurants Fiji	Frigates Fiji	Gas Bay Australia	Cintsa West South Africa	Hole-in-the-Wall South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Supertubes Australia	Gas Bay Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	9	9	9	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	6	6	6	8	5	5	5	5

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