
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Rock today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Rock at 5PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:30am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at The Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 71mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
220 | 164 | 150 | 144 | 142 | 121 | 130 | 120 | 118 | 113 | 108 | 124 | 117 | 182 | 180 | 243 | 235 | 211 | 206 | 295 | 266 | 274 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:01PM0.43m | 4:11AM0.49m | 4:21PM0.39m | 4:32AM0.45m | 4:40PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:08AM0.08m | 9:52PM0.10m | 10:32AM0.12m | 10:08PM0.14m | 10:59AM0.17m | 10:19PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||
5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 11 |
41 | 38 | 35 | 32 | 30 | 21 | 130 | 57 | 70 | 73 | 86 | 79 | 83 | 70 | 74 | 78 | 80 | 74 | 82 | 117 | 94 | 274 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
220 | 164 | 150 | 144 | 142 | 121 | 120 | 120 | 32 | 20 | 108 | 108 | 111 | 182 | 180 | 243 | 235 | 211 | 206 | 295 | 266 | 256 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 6 | S 21 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | WSW 5 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 9 |
82 | 54 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 2 | 9 | 118 | 113 | 74 | 124 | 117 | 78 | 113 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 8 | 21 | 37 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | S 6 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — |
72 | 68 | 60 | — | — | — | 76 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 147 | 147 | 764 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 147 | 147 | 772 | 15 | 15 | 8 |
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