Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (22 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 12AM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
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 Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 403 | 408 | 408 | 413 | 413 | 403 | 356 | 384 | 348 | 408 | 650 | 1192 | 1312 | 1012 | 904 | 560 | 482 | 493 | 550 | 823 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:34PM2.12m | 9:27AM1.97m | 8:25PM2.17m | 9:52AM2.05m | 9:12PM2.21m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:56PM1.41m | 2:41AM0.52m | 2:42PM1.29m | 3:16AM0.50m | 3:24PM1.13m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 11 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 178 | 156 | 122 | 238 | 346 | 390 | 356 | 384 | 348 | 292 | 353 | 361 | 993 | 1012 | 904 | 560 | 482 | 190 | 550 | 823 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 11 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 15 | WNW 11 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 403 | 408 | 408 | 413 | 413 | 403 | 260 | 229 | 265 | 306 | 306 | 10 | 269 | 248 | 248 | 251 | 247 | 262 | 190 | 209 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | NW 9 | NW 7 | NW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 11 | SW 15 | S 12 |
| kJ | 32 | 30 | 41 | 44 | 65 | 148 | 183 | 251 | 248 | 25 | 24 | 4 | 306 | 9 | 9 | 239 | 269 | 9 | 255 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 408 | 650 | 1192 | 1312 | — | — | — | — | 493 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 429 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 84 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
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