Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 3AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 11 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 6 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 784 | 522 | 554 | 306 | 687 | 247 | 606 | 645 | 268 | 268 | 196 | 185 | 148 | 538 | 312 | 1440 | 2058 | 1197 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:12PM2.21m | 10:16AM2.14m | 9:57PM2.23m | 10:40AM2.24m | 10:43PM2.22m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:49AM0.52m | 4:03PM0.96m | 4:20AM0.57m | 4:42PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | SW 14 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 255 | 522 | 554 | 306 | 687 | 187 | 606 | 160 | 268 | 268 | 196 | 185 | 148 | 225 | 180 | 212 | 196 | 199 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | WNW 11 | SW 15 | WNW 10 | SW 15 | WNW 11 | SW 14 | S 10 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 20 | SSW 11 | SW 19 | S 11 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 9 | 140 | 209 | 220 | 171 | 247 | 164 | 19 | 189 | 183 | 144 | 229 | 229 | 15 | 39 | 15 | 2 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SW 15 | S 12 | SW 15 | S 11 | SW 14 | S 11 | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 14 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | S 11 | SW 20 | S 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 212 | 26 | 217 | 22 | 167 | 22 | — | 8 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 10 | NW 6 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 784 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 645 | 105 | 159 | 120 | 67 | 51 | 538 | 312 | 1440 | 2058 | 1197 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 37 | 84 | 22 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 83 |
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