Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 1AM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 2.0m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.8m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 17 | NW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 243 | 374 | 606 | 549 | 515 | 456 | 355 | 381 | 432 | 432 | 432 | 376 | 371 | 281 | 441 | 435 | 255 | 314 | 255 | 471 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:26AM2.64m | 1:20AM2.01m | 12:08PM2.63m | 2:22AM1.97m | 12:57PM2.57m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:36PM0.05m | 6:09AM1.30m | 7:28PM0.04m | 6:59AM1.39m | 8:25PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 243 | 358 | 358 | 354 | 515 | 456 | 355 | 297 | 238 | 432 | 432 | 321 | 321 | 247 | 196 | 178 | 182 | 187 | 163 | 155 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 43 | 91 | 149 | 149 | 346 | 400 | 318 | 381 | 432 | 242 | 301 | 376 | 371 | 430 | 441 | 435 | 255 | 314 | 255 | 471 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 61 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 201 | 193 | 179 | 252 | 249 | 9 | 9 | 293 | 289 | 281 | 261 | 198 | 195 | 192 | 189 | 186 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 240 | 374 | 606 | 549 | — | — | — | — | — | 238 | 282 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 86 | 86 | 84 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 37 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 22 |
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