Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (15 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 2AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 14). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Nov) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Nov) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Nov) | 15ft (4.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tue 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8544 | 6657 | 5055 | 3381 | 3289 | 3844 | 4281 | 4713 | 8322 | 10336 | 10336 | 9640 | 9067 | 8041 | 7559 | 7558 | 7293 | 6341 | 4918 | 4180 | 3371 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:55AM1.88m | 1:43PM2.01m | 4:46AM1.93m | 2:46PM1.89m | 5:26AM2.00m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:28PM0.50m | 8:30AM1.58m | 9:17PM0.58m | 9:51AM1.54m | 10:06PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | 4:57 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | 8544 | 6657 | 5055 | 3381 | 3289 | 3844 | 4281 | 4713 | 8322 | 10336 | 10336 | 9640 | 9067 | 8041 | 7559 | 7558 | 7293 | 6341 | 4918 | 4180 | 3371 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 18 | W 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 138 | 116 | 115 | 258 | 151 | 149 | 727 | 2058 | 102 | 223 | 215 | 172 | 167 | 121 | 121 | 120 | 118 | 116 | 115 | 110 | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 19 | S 19 |
| kJ | 104 | 104 | 103 | 8 | 69 | 69 | 147 | 102 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 22 | 120 | 209 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 83 | 84 | 58 | 74 | 74 | 12 | 3 |
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