Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (19 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 8PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 19). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 748 | 658 | 536 | 427 | 366 | 291 | 251 | 902 | 857 | 1062 | 1080 | 964 | 787 | 581 | 469 | 267 | 235 | 184 | 176 | 145 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | on | on |
High Tide | 5:52PM1.93m | 8:04AM1.99m | 6:59PM1.94m | 8:30AM2.08m | 7:59PM1.97m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:40PM1.48m | 1:01AM0.65m | 1:37PM1.34m | 1:43AM0.67m | 2:23PM1.15m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 748 | 658 | 536 | 427 | 366 | 291 | 251 | 902 | 857 | 1062 | 1080 | 964 | 787 | 581 | 469 | 267 | 235 | 184 | 176 | 145 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 377 | 339 | 559 | 604 | 612 | 612 | 475 | 469 | 434 | 411 | 405 | 405 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 405 | 281 | 156 | 204 | 269 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | W 14 | W 15 | WNW 15 | S 24 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 160 | 158 | 51 | 50 | 48 | 87 | 146 | 155 | 169 | 11 | 31 | 84 | 83 | 60 | 35 | 119 | 81 | 229 | 149 | 77 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 84 | 84 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 37 | 32 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
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