Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.51° S 149.42° W

Rocky Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rocky Point sea temperature is
26.3°C
0.1° 

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


How big are the waves at Rocky Point today (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rocky Point at 11AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (17 Oct)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (17 Oct)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
16
0.4
NNW
15
0.5
NNW
15
0.6
NNW
15
0.6
NNW
15
0.6
NNW
15
0.5
NNW
14
0.5
NNW
14
0.5
NNW
14
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.6
NNW
13
0.6
NNW
13
0.6
NNW
13
0.4
NNW
13
0.4
NNW
13
0.4
NNW
13
0.4
NNW
13
0.4
NNW
13
1.2
NNW
5
1
NW
5
1
NW
5
1.5
WNW
11
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
95
87
125
144
142
142
118
115
108
72
72
118
118
116
68
67
66
64
62
60
58
57
505
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:54AM0.16m
10:54PM0.19m
9:47AM0.19m
10:17PM0.21m
10:01AM0.23m
10:23PM0.24m
Low Tide
6:12AM0.15m
4:28PM0.12m
4:32AM0.13m
4:19PM0.10m
4:22AM0.11m
4:29PM0.08m
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1
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1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
28
25
25
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
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