Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Rock today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for The Rock at 3PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:30am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 151 | 151 | 149 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 177 | 175 | 140 | 188 | 188 | 149 | 170 | 161 | 158 | 161 | 204 | 265 | 277 | 245 | 293 | 293 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:19AM0.38m | 7:33PM0.27m | 10:32AM0.37m | 00:27AM0.27m | 12:15PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:36PM0.26m | 1:51AM0.22m | 6:48PM0.22m | 5:06AM0.24m | 7:26PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 151 | 151 | 149 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 177 | 175 | 140 | 140 | 146 | 149 | 149 | 154 | 154 | 161 | 154 | 206 | 250 | 245 | 208 | 263 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | S 12 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 16 | W 9 | W 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | W 8 | SSW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 83 | 103 | 61 | 80 | 59 | 56 | 142 | 71 | 69 | 188 | 188 | 140 | 63 | 161 | 63 | 64 | 204 | 265 | 277 | 201 | 293 | 293 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | W 9 | S 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | W 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | W 8 | SE 8 | S 18 | SSW 14 | W 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 103 | 61 | 71 | 42 | 89 | 142 | 38 | 137 | 125 | 36 | 35 | 25 | 170 | 32 | 158 | 158 | 47 | 29 | 30 | 46 | 47 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | SW 3 | — | W 4 | W 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | W 5 | W 7 | SW 4 | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | WSW 5 | W 10 |
| kJ | 12 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 3 | — | 12 | 12 | 65 | 63 | 23 | 14 | 59 | 8 | 69 | 37 | 58 | 35 | 33 | 153 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 764 | 764 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 193 | 764 | 764 | 369 | 22 | 15 | 22 | 369 | 194 | 763 | 764 | 764 | 22 |
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