
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Rock today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for The Rock at 8AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at The Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
235 | 233 | 181 | 181 | 178 | 172 | 166 | 147 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 149 | 146 | 141 | 133 | 130 | 127 | 127 | 125 | 127 | 68 | 90 | 142 | 150 | |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:32AM0.63m | 2:44PM0.48m | 3:01AM0.62m | 3:13PM0.47m | 3:31AM0.59m | 3:43PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:53AM0.01m | 8:37PM0.00m | 9:23AM0.02m | 9:07PM0.02m | 9:53AM0.05m | 9:36PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | |
mm | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
137 | 233 | 181 | 181 | 178 | 172 | 166 | 147 | 120 | 116 | 114 | 149 | 146 | 128 | 109 | 99 | 83 | 77 | 64 | 64 | 55 | 55 | 46 | 46 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
235 | 71 | 72 | 66 | 66 | 61 | 61 | 116 | 116 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 141 | 133 | 130 | 127 | 127 | 125 | 127 | 68 | 90 | 93 | 150 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSE 11 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
72 | 72 | 71 | 39 | 25 | 23 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 21 | 21 | 56 | 68 | 54 | 142 | 150 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
— | 137 | 152 | 147 | 161 | 164 | 147 | — | — | 120 | 120 | 135 | 128 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | 45 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 68 | 192 | 461 | 669 | 669 | 669 | 669 | 759 | 374 | 193 | 875 | 193 | 194 | 669 | 740 | 759 | 193 | 22 | 193 | 193 | 192 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
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