Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 5AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 432 | 376 | 371 | 281 | 441 | 435 | 255 | 314 | 255 | 471 | 483 | 184 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 177 | 243 | 424 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:22AM1.97m | 12:57PM2.57m | 3:28AM1.94m | 1:53PM2.46m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:28PM0.04m | 6:59AM1.39m | 8:25PM0.09m | 7:59AM1.46m | 9:26PM0.18m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 432 | 305 | 255 | 210 | 169 | 147 | 155 | 155 | 116 | 471 | 483 | 573 | 573 | 573 | 558 | 530 | 503 | 424 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 301 | 376 | 371 | 430 | 441 | 435 | 255 | 314 | 255 | 110 | 102 | 96 | 91 | 58 | 180 | 177 | 243 | 239 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 6 | W 18 | SSW 20 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 9 | 293 | 289 | 281 | 207 | 249 | 195 | 192 | 189 | 209 | 190 | 184 | 180 | 180 | 35 | 27 | 39 | 61 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | WNW 5 | — |
| kJ | 262 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 9 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 58 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 12 | 22 | 22 | 61 | 84 | 37 | 37 |
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