Surf Forecasts:
The Rock-Costa Azul surf forecast from 16 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 18 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 22 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period, SSW swell with 2,003 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 16 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for The Rock-Costa Azul this week:
The surf forecast for The Rock-Costa Azul over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 16) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 16s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at The Rock-Costa Azul in the next 16 days are 2.4m 13s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 22) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Friday (Jul 17) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Thu 16th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Sat 18th Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Wed 22nd Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Rock-Costa Azul over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun morning, min 28°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wed 22 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 136 | 48 | 177 | 181 | 274 | 415 | 326 | 828 | 1144 | 907 | 671 | 368 | 739 | 539 | 811 | 649 | 1403 | 1708 | 1920 | 2003 | 1903 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | off | on | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 9:04PM1.81m | 10:38AM1.36m | 9:47PM1.69m | 11:11AM1.37m | 10:28PM1.51m | 11:44AM1.38m | 11:11PM1.32m | 12:18PM1.38m | 11:59PM1.12m | 12:54PM1.37m | 1:14AM0.95m | 1:39PM1.36m | 2:42PM1.35m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:07AM0.04m | 3:46PM0.73m | 4:40AM0.18m | 4:34PM0.73m | 5:09AM0.35m | 5:26PM0.75m | 5:32AM0.52m | 6:29PM0.77m | 5:48AM0.67m | 8:02PM0.77m | 5:51AM0.80m | 10:21PM0.70m | |||||||||
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 | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — |
 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 |
mm | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 |
Feels °C | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 11 | SSW 16 | S 13 | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 136 | 48 | 50 | 162 | 274 | 415 | 326 | 828 | 1144 | 907 | 517 | 290 | 311 | 539 | 653 | 332 | 1403 | 1708 | 1920 | 2003 | 1903 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 7 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 4 | S 14 | SW 13 | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 9 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 8 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 102 | 40 | 177 | 181 | 11 | 93 | 199 | 121 | 124 | 580 | 671 | 368 | 739 | 176 | 811 | 649 | 26 | 130 | 141 | 135 | 133 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 19 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 14 | S 12 | SSE 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 65 | 39 | 50 | 49 | 63 | 150 | 312 | 146 | 87 | 77 | 72 | 248 | 106 | 173 | 158 | 50 | 41 | 40 | 24 | 22 | 127 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | — | — | NW 10 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | — | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 22 | 7 | 17 | — | — | 32 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 312 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
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