Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Rock today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for The Rock at 2AM is: 1.1m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at The Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 17 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 791 | 1954 | 692 | 459 | 659 | 1029 | 1120 | 711 | 662 | 836 | 724 | 1273 | 421 | 454 | 836 | 859 | 849 | 522 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:33PM0.27m | 10:22AM0.39m | 00:30AM0.27m | 12:22PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:08AM0.20m | 7:02PM0.21m | 5:06AM0.22m | 7:27PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 17 | S 13 | S 11 | S 12 | S 16 | S 17 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 | S 15 | WSW 6 | S 12 |
| kJ | 791 | 1954 | 573 | 229 | 322 | 1029 | 1120 | 711 | 662 | 836 | 724 | 1273 | 267 | 220 | 836 | 859 | 144 | 389 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | — | S 17 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 |
| kJ | 613 | — | 692 | 459 | 659 | 279 | 227 | 274 | 274 | 272 | 272 | 119 | 421 | 454 | 230 | 307 | 849 | 522 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 13 | S 14 | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 26 | SSW 26 | S 11 | SSW 26 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 295 | 138 | — | 504 | 224 | 224 | — | — | 170 | 163 | 212 | 13 | 66 | 224 | 127 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 245 | 209 | 176 | 170 | 160 | 161 | 165 | 171 | 156 | 165 | 160 | 134 | 160 | 165 | 160 | 160 | 200 | 123 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 192 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 186 | 186 | 192 | 193 | 369 | 193 | 193 | 369 | 192 | 1801 | 192 | 192 | 193 |
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