Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (22 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 10PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 91 | 125 | 255 | 393 | 402 | 699 | 838 | 894 | 1116 | 1378 | 1114 | 1060 | 986 | 866 | 692 | 592 | 490 | 432 | 400 | 320 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:53PM2.00m | 9:18AM2.30m | 9:46PM2.04m | 9:45AM2.41m | 10:38PM2.06m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:03PM0.93m | 2:56AM0.77m | 3:43PM0.70m | 3:31AM0.86m | 4:22PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | SSW 16 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 91 | 229 | 220 | 393 | 402 | 699 | 838 | 894 | 1116 | 1060 | 229 | 1060 | 986 | 866 | 692 | 592 | 490 | 432 | 400 | 320 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 233 | 214 | 91 | 213 | 163 | 210 | 163 | 237 | 232 | 232 | 99 | 173 | 171 | 223 | 215 | 252 | 193 | 144 | 144 | 144 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | WNW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 236 | 65 | 280 | 280 | 180 | 180 | 174 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 44 | 98 | 63 | — | — | — | 51 | 50 | 50 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 125 | 255 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1378 | 1114 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 37 | 74 | 84 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 22 | 74 | 83 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 37 | 37 | 12 |
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