Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Rock today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Rock at 2PM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:30am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1163 | 1092 | 845 | 811 | 1143 | 1127 | 1127 | 1127 | 1091 | 1075 | 926 | 812 | 690 | 679 | 679 | 679 | 663 | 564 | 305 | 390 | 449 | 363 | |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:40PM0.44m | 5:16AM0.51m | 5:01PM0.39m | 5:48AM0.45m | 5:14PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:57AM0.10m | 10:45PM0.05m | 11:28AM0.15m | 11:06PM0.10m | 12:04PM0.21m | 11:22PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
1163 | 1092 | 845 | 811 | 1143 | 1127 | 1127 | 1127 | 1091 | 1075 | 926 | 812 | 690 | 679 | 679 | 679 | 663 | 564 | 305 | 390 | 449 | 363 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 8 | W 11 | SE 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | S 21 | SSW 13 | S 18 | W 8 | SSW 4 |
65 | 88 | 78 | 78 | 68 | 52 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 35 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 139 | 27 | 12 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | SE 8 | W 11 | S 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | W 8 | S 16 | S 16 | W 8 |
— | 33 | 31 | 17 | 47 | 43 | 39 | 33 | 9 | 8 | 49 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 5 |
130 | 130 | 107 | 81 | 76 | 58 | 41 | 39 | 39 | 60 | 77 | 62 | 51 | 49 | 47 | 47 | 39 | 50 | 52 | 50 | 30 | 20 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 374 | 369 | 369 | 669 | 763 | 764 | 764 | 763 | 764 | 374 | 193 | 193 | 763 | 764 | 763 | 374 | 22 | 22 | 369 | 740 | 763 | 763 |
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