Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 4AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 7 | SW 15 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 318 | 309 | 309 | 309 | 309 | 309 | 309 | 56 | 309 | 67 | 78 | 106 | 123 | 213 | 213 | 183 | 211 | 200 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:37AM1.94m | 2:50PM2.31m | 3:44AM1.77m | 3:31PM2.26m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:38PM0.76m | 8:24AM0.90m | 9:37PM0.74m | 9:03AM1.11m | 10:41PM0.73m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 318 | 309 | 309 | 309 | 309 | 309 | 309 | 272 | 309 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 123 | 213 | 213 | 326 | 125 | 200 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | WNW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 31 | 25 | 33 | 39 | 43 | 67 | 67 | 44 | 44 | 40 | 26 | 24 | 217 | 279 | 318 | 24 | 179 | 123 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 8 | W 13 | W 16 | S 10 | WNW 15 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 19 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 39 | 14 | 20 | 2 | 42 | 179 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | WNW 7 | NW 7 | — |
| kJ | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | 56 | 67 | 78 | 106 | — | — | — | 183 | 211 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 19 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 86 | 410 | 84 | 37 | 22 | 22 | 37 | 22 | 22 | 84 | 84 | 22 |
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