Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 6AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 15s 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 (16 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 6 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 299 | 299 | 378 | 247 | 215 | 235 | 227 | 219 | 246 | 223 | 207 | 37 | 195 | 169 | 210 | 258 | 222 | 464 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:29AM1.79m | 2:28PM2.10m | 5:44AM1.79m | 3:27PM2.01m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:13PM0.52m | 8:44AM1.54m | 10:12PM0.59m | 9:57AM1.59m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 18 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 19 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 299 | 299 | 378 | 247 | 215 | 235 | 227 | 268 | 261 | 223 | 207 | 475 | 71 | 127 | 547 | 491 | 491 | 541 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | NW 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 382 | 377 | 377 | 272 | 272 | 272 | 268 | 256 | 432 | 485 | 485 | 37 | 427 | 553 | 210 | 258 | 213 | 205 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | NW 5 | NW 5 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 9 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 20 | 47 | 45 | 11 | 15 | 176 | 163 | 51 | 45 | 243 | 236 | 161 | 195 | 169 | 161 | 161 | 62 | 67 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 219 | 246 | — | — | — | — | — | 116 | 151 | 222 | 464 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 37 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
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