Rockys
Surf spot · Australia
Is it worth the trip?
56Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sun 8: 8 ft swell at 9 s, 3 hours of offshore wind
Mon 2 · 71 out of 100
- Swell
- 8 ft11 shollow
- Energy
- 1,164kJ
- Wind
- SSE 10 kn
- Temp
- 16°C
Tue 3 · 27 out of 100
- Swell
- 7 ft9 smushy
- Energy
- 779kJ
- Wind
- WNW 12 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Wed 4 · 19 out of 100
- Swell
- 8 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 833kJ
- Wind
- SW 18 kn
- Temp
- 15°C
Thu 5 · 35 out of 100
- Swell
- 9 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 1,347kJ
- Wind
- WNW 11 kn
- Temp
- 16°C
Fri 6 · 23 out of 100
- Swell
- 10 ft11 smushy
- Energy
- 1,957kJ
- Wind
- SW 16 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Sat 7 · 67 out of 100
- Swell
- 10 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 1,446kJ
- Wind
- SSE 10 kn
- Temp
- 13°C
Sun 8 · 85 out of 100
- Swell
- 8 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 955kJ
- Wind
- ENE 13 kn
- Temp
- 15°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 132, too small
- Mon 271, good
- Tue 327, poor
- Wed 419, poor
- Thu 535, poor
- Fri 623, poor
- Sat 767, good
- Sun 885, good
- Mon 936, too small
- Tue 1015, poor
The spot in six facts
- Faces Wtakes swell from the W
- Offshore: Ewind from the land
- Expertwho it suits
- Works 3–20 ftof swell
- Water 16 °C3/2 wetsuit
- Best Mar–Apr3 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.
Rockys does not suit intermediates. This is the forecast for experts, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Expert | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 32, too small | 5 ft8 shollow6 ft at break (est.) | 282kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 9 knots | 18°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 71, good | 8 ft11 shollow10 ft at break (est.) | 1,164kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots | 16°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 27, poor | 7 ft9 smushy9 ft at break (est.) | 779kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 12 knots | 17°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 19, poor | 8 ft8 smushy10 ft at break (est.) | 833kJ | wind from the south-west, 18 knots | 15°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 35, poor | 9 ft9 shollow11 ft at break (est.) | 1,347kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 11 knots | 16°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 23, poor | 10 ft11 smushy12 ft at break (est.) | 1,957kJ | wind from the south-west, 16 knots | 17°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 67, good | 10 ft9 shollow11 ft at break (est.) | 1,446kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots | 13°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 85, good | 8 ft9 shollow9 ft at break (est.) | 955kJ | offshorewind from the east-north-east, 13 knots, offshore | 15°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 36, too small | 4 ft9 shollow5 ft at break (est.) | 247kJ | offshorewind from the north-east, 15 knots, offshore | 23°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 15, poor | 11 ft9 smushy13 ft at break (est.) | 1,702kJ | wind from the west, 19 knots | 16°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Sun 1 NovHigh 04:38 +0.4 mLow 20:34 −0.3 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 05:08 +0.3 mLow 20:30 −0.3 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 05:31 +0.2 mLow 19:59 −0.2 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
best Mar–Apr
Good days in a typical week, each month, for expert surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May2of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug2of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep2of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov2of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast.
Map
the spot and its town
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More surf near here
1 place
- Vivonne Bay 46 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Rockys
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces W (252°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (72°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits expert surfers. It works in 3–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 50 m out (1 in 7). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 15°C in August, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 19°C in January, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For expert surfers the best months are usually March and April, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Vivonne Bay. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.
Water about 16°C: 3/2 wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,950–US$3,700 each
about US$1,950–US$3,700 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, board and wetsuit.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to ADL, estimated from distance and season, changing at SFO, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$985–US$2,040 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$147–US$241 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$355–US$596 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$322–US$596 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$141–US$234 |
| Total | about US$1,950–US$3,700 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Vivonne Bay
78 min by car · 12 places to stay
about US$134/nightcountry average
About Vivonne Bay its beds, food and every spot near it
Nearest beds: Vivonne Bay, 44 km (about 1h 20m by car)
About US$134 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 32h 15m
About 32h 15m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → ADL, changing at San Francisco International Airport (SFO), then 3h 55m by road
Flights MDW → ADL on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.