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Surf Climatology

Best Time to Surf South West Rocks

South West Rocks, NSW

South West Rocks is a surf break in South West Rocks, NSW, and this page shows the time of year when it usually gets the most surf. The figures are three years of offshore wave data, 2022 to 2024, averaged month by month at the nearest offshore point. The peak surf season at South West Rocks is Apr & Jul, when the average offshore swell is at its biggest.

Peak surf season: Apr & Jul.

Based on the 3-year average offshore wave height, 2022–2024.

Best time to visit

3-year monthly avg · offshore significant wave height · 2022–2024

Peak surf season:AprJul
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Peak monthsThis monthOff-peakTap a bar for details.
Jan: 5.1ft average swell at 7 s from the ESE.
Feb: 5.3ft average swell at 7.2 s from the ESE.
Mar: 5.6ft average swell at 7.4 s from the SE.
Apr: 5.8ft average swell at 7.7 s from the SE.
May: 5.2ft average swell at 7.6 s from the SE.
Jun: 4.8ft average swell at 7.8 s from the SSE.
Jul: 5.5ft average swell at 7.6 s from the SE.
Aug: 4.3ft average swell at 7.3 s from the SE.
Sep: 4.9ft average swell at 7.5 s from the SE.
Oct: 5.5ft average swell at 7.4 s from the SE.
Nov: 4.3ft average swell at 6.8 s from the SE.
Dec: 4.5ft average swell at 6.9 s from the SE.

Offshore significant wave height (Hs) from Open-Meteo ERA5 reanalysis, 2022–2024, at -31.0°, 153.0°.

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