Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Rock today (24 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Rock at 9PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at The Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 69mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 218 | 220 | 234 | 241 | 254 | 248 | 222 | 192 | 215 | 233 | 229 | 634 | 816 | 1167 | 1384 | 1394 | 1581 | 1845 | 1751 | 1765 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:27PM0.49m | 1:52AM0.51m | 1:51PM0.52m | 2:12AM0.56m | 2:15PM0.53m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:39PM0.04m | 7:53AM0.06m | 7:58PM0.00m | 8:18AM0.03m | 8:19PM-0.02m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 6 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | WSW 7 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 92 | 69 | 68 | 66 | 50 | 196 | 215 | 163 | 215 | 233 | 136 | 634 | 816 | 1167 | 1384 | 1394 | 229 | 1845 | 1751 | 1765 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 116 | 74 | 70 | 102 | 146 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 71 | 229 | 139 | 289 | 181 | 272 | 540 | 1581 | 197 | 177 | 132 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 20 | S 26 | SSW 18 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 | S 8 | SSW 16 | S 8 | S 16 | S 12 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 25 | 53 | 87 | 70 | 57 | 7 | 13 | 65 | 111 | 186 | 51 | 52 | 155 | 52 | 203 | 46 | 715 | 239 | 515 | 489 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 218 | 220 | 234 | 241 | 254 | 248 | 222 | 192 | 158 | 144 | — | 125 | 121 | 160 | 265 | 285 | 303 | 246 | 206 | 163 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1483 | 1483 | 1158 | 1016 | 1016 | 759 | 1016 | 1066 | 669 | 1110 | 670 | 875 | 875 | 193 | 193 | 192 | 186 | 15 | 2 | 192 |
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