Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 4AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 358 | 283 | 264 | 254 | 203 | 203 | 291 | 299 | 295 | 299 | 245 | 112 | 98 | 80 | 62 | 59 | 44 | 77 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:00AM1.82m | 4:34PM2.30m | 5:21AM1.68m | 5:18PM2.28m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:17PM0.93m | 9:52AM0.88m | 11:26PM0.84m | 10:37AM1.10m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 14 | S 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 151 | 132 | 135 | 135 | 112 | 115 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 236 | 251 | 478 | 534 | 224 | 279 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 14 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 358 | 283 | 264 | 254 | 203 | 184 | 184 | 229 | 172 | 160 | 155 | 152 | 98 | 80 | 57 | 56 | 268 | 77 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | SW 15 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 7 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 157 | 153 | 175 | 116 | 110 | 203 | 291 | 299 | 295 | 299 | 245 | 248 | 166 | 226 | 21 | 21 | 44 | 223 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | 59 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 220 | 37 | 22 | 12 | 22 | 12 | 22 | 61 | 61 | 37 | 22 | 12 |
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