Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Rock today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Rock at 1PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 66mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 21 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1088 | 447 | 441 | 456 | 449 | 361 | 336 | 326 | 257 | 239 | 239 | 534 | 446 | 481 | 481 | 582 | 639 | 631 | 930 | 2114 | 908 | 888 | 1238 | 1096 | |
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-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:50AM0.37m | 1:31PM0.47m | 2:06AM0.42m | 1:55PM0.51m | 2:25AM0.47m | 2:18PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:23AM0.17m | 8:00PM0.08m | 7:48AM0.12m | 8:18PM0.04m | 8:14AM0.09m | 8:37PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 11 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
1088 | 291 | 441 | 456 | 449 | 361 | 336 | 171 | 168 | 239 | 239 | 534 | 446 | 481 | 481 | 536 | 639 | 631 | 631 | 2114 | 908 | 888 | 1238 | 1096 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | S 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | W 9 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | W 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 9 | S 8 |
31 | 447 | 184 | 223 | 138 | 165 | 143 | 326 | 257 | 104 | 76 | 93 | 69 | 68 | 55 | 582 | 523 | 621 | 930 | 57 | 282 | 257 | 78 | 91 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 24 | S 12 | S 12 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | WNW 9 | S 10 | S 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
— | 53 | 49 | 47 | 46 | 47 | 45 | 43 | 60 | 176 | 170 | 11 | 104 | 104 | 49 | 35 | 42 | 8 | 7 | 84 | 87 | 81 | 55 | 52 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 9 | WSW 5 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 5 | W 5 |
47 | 47 | 69 | 65 | 74 | 63 | 55 | 37 | 29 | 173 | 41 | 162 | 153 | 153 | 33 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 199 | 45 | 194 | 190 | 56 | 59 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 774 | 669 | 774 | 774 | 774 | 774 | 763 | 461 | 461 | 193 | 193 | 192 | 194 | 764 | 764 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 192 | 763 | 763 | 763 | 194 |
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