Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 5PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 30). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the W by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 24 | WNW 22 | WNW 22 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 180 | 180 | 180 | 177 | 429 | 424 | 418 | 418 | 412 | 407 | 176 | 154 | 121 | 130 | 90 | 68 | 213 | 250 | 170 | 108 | 188 | 363 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:53PM2.46m | 4:37AM1.95m | 2:59PM2.32m | 5:42AM2.01m | 4:16PM2.18m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:59AM1.46m | 9:26PM0.18m | 9:15AM1.49m | 10:29PM0.28m | 10:44AM1.45m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 573 | 573 | 558 | 530 | 429 | 424 | 418 | 418 | 412 | 407 | 357 | 357 | 357 | 496 | 691 | 691 | 683 | 683 | 170 | 649 | 600 | 503 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 22 |
| kJ | 56 | 180 | 180 | 177 | 142 | 140 | 137 | 128 | 126 | 123 | 176 | 154 | 121 | 130 | 90 | 47 | 98 | 92 | 666 | 85 | 115 | 363 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | NW 6 | NW 5 | W 19 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | WNW 5 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | S 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 24 | WNW 22 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 180 | 34 | 30 | 7 | 41 | 61 | 75 | 148 | 15 | 193 | 214 | 276 | 273 | 124 | 60 | 68 | 2 | 10 | 86 | 108 | 188 | 83 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 6 | — | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | — | 62 | — | 27 | 24 | 28 | 31 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 44 | 213 | 250 | — | 88 | 86 | 61 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 84 | 51 | 37 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 62 | 86 | 86 | 84 | 84 | 37 | 84 | 84 | 12 |
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