The Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 5.97° N 80.37° E

The Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Rock sea temperature is
27.7° C
0.2° 

The Rock surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Rock today (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Rock at 11AM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)7ft (2.1m)16s
Afternoon (20 Aug)6ft (1.9m)16s
Evening (20 Aug)6ft (1.8m)15s

Table - waves today at The Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2
S
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
S
15
1.6
S
15
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
S
14
1
SSW
14
1
S
17
1.1
S
17
1.2
S
17
1.1
S
15
1.2
S
15
1.2
S
15
1.2
S
15
1.2
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2684
2398
2160
2088
1869
1643
1581
1520
1310
1123
1108
965
951
811
674
407
562
708
839
544
636
636
627
585
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
Wind State
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-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:55AM0.43m
5:26PM0.34m
6:22AM0.38m
5:04PM0.29m
7:36AM0.33m
Low Tide
12:03PM0.21m
11:32PM0.17m
12:40PM0.26m
11:10PM0.22m
8:20PM0.22m
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6:03
6:03
6:03
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6:20
6:20
6:19
 mm
4
5
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
4
5
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
27
28
28
27
26
26
Feels °C
27
27
28
28
28
28
27
28
27
27
29
28
28
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
29
29
28
28
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