Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Rock today (13 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for The Rock at 10PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at The Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 11 | S 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 224 | 228 | 285 | 232 | 216 | 202 | 200 | 264 | 197 | 184 | 237 | 250 | 223 | 223 | 220 | 164 | 150 | 144 | 142 | 121 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:17PM0.49m | 3:29AM0.57m | 3:39PM0.46m | 3:50AM0.53m | 4:01PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:12PM0.03m | 9:45AM0.05m | 9:33PM0.06m | 10:08AM0.08m | 9:52PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 224 | 228 | 285 | 232 | 216 | 202 | 157 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 237 | 124 | 117 | 88 | 76 | 56 | 42 | 23 | 130 | 72 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | SW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 118 | 119 | 69 | 124 | 120 | 119 | 200 | 264 | 197 | 184 | 173 | 171 | 223 | 223 | 220 | 164 | 150 | 144 | 142 | 121 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 16 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 5 | W 5 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 6 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 9 | 66 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 62 | 61 | 39 | 57 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 3 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | — | — | — | SSE 7 | W 7 | S 7 | — | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 38 | 4 | 250 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 186 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 193 | 0 | 0 |
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