Rocky Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 17.51° S 149.42° W

Issued: 1 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Rocky Point sea temperature is

25.9°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 (09 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Rocky Point at 8AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-10) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Sep)	2.5ft (0.7m)	7s
Afternoon (09 Sep)	2.5ft (0.7m)	8s
Evening (09 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 9								Thursday 10								Friday 11
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	NE 13	E 7	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	66	68	54	48	61	78	80	78	74	74	71	71	69	65	65	67	50	50	38	37	37	37	39	35
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
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	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	00:04AM0.32m				12:11PM0.37m				00:26AM0.34m				12:38PM0.38m				00:47AM0.34m				1:04PM0.38m
Low Tide			6:06AM0.01m				6:29PM-0.01m				6:30AM-0.01m				6:54PM0.00m				6:54AM-0.01m				7:17PM0.02m


	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24
Feels °C	24	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	23	23	23	23
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	NNE 12	E 7	E 7	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	NE 13	N 12	E 7	SW 14	E 7	NE 12	NE 12	E 7
kJ	78	46	54	48	129	119	119	121	122	122	121	119	75	73	53	52	40	24	36	50	36	37	36	17
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 12	SW 13	NNE 12	SW 16	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 10	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNE 12	NE 13	NE 13	N 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	SW 13	N 11	SW 11
kJ	28	46	44	132	24	40	23	22	35	30	28	28	28	26	27	42	25	39	38	37	37	41	37	44
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 17	SW 14	NNE 11	NNW 14	NNW 14	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	N 13	N 13	NE 13	NNE 12	NNW 11	NNW 11	N 12	SW 14	NNW 12	N 11	N 11	SW 13	N 11	SW 11	NE 12
kJ	44	73	46	41	18	18	34	32	33	28	13	28	28	25	24	25	32	26	22	21	42	37	19	35
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	—	—	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	—	E 7	—	E 7	E 7	E 3
kJ	66	68	—	—	61	78	80	78	74	74	71	71	69	65	65	67	50	50	—	35	—	35	39	5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Mahoti Reef Tahiti	Mahoti Reef Tahiti	Mahoti Reef Tahiti	Mahoti Reef Tahiti	Mahoti Reef Tahiti	Mataval Bay Tahiti	Mataval Bay Tahiti	Mataval Bay Tahiti	Pirae Tahiti	Haapiti Moorea	Haapiti Moorea	Haapiti Moorea	Haapiti Moorea	Haapiti Moorea	Cook Bay Moorea	Fitii Huahine	Fitii Huahine	Cook Bay Moorea	Vairao Tahiti	Vairao Tahiti	Mahoti Reef Tahiti	Haapiti Moorea	Fitii Huahine	Fitii Huahine
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	3	2	2	1	2	2	1	3	2	1	2	1	1
Distance (km)	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	12	47	47	47	47	47	41	193	193	41	34	34	8	47	193	193
Best forecast wave conditions in Tahiti	Mahoti Reef	Mahoti Reef	Mahoti Reef	Mahoti Reef	Mahoti Reef	Pirae	Pirae	Pirae	Pirae										Vairao	Vairao	Mahoti Reef
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1										3	2	1
Best forecast wave conditions in French Polynesia	Fare Left Huahine	Club Med Moorea	Club Med Moorea	Club Med Moorea	Club Med Moorea	Club Med Moorea	Club Med Moorea	Pirae Tahiti	Club Med Moorea	Haapiti Moorea	Haapiti Moorea	Haapiti Moorea	Fare Left Huahine	Fare Left Huahine	Fare Left Huahine	Fare Left Huahine	Fare Left Huahine	Fare Left Huahine	Vairao Tahiti	Fare Left Huahine	Club Med Moorea	Haapiti Moorea	Fare Left Huahine	Fare Left Huahine
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	9	7	8	9	6	5	5	9	8	8	9	9	9	7	5	9	9	9	9	9	9	5	7	6

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