Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 5PM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 16 | WNW 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | W 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 350 | 269 | 307 | 318 | 263 | 256 | 256 | 239 | 250 | 250 | 297 | 297 | 358 | 283 | 264 | 254 | 203 | 203 | 291 | 295 | 295 | 295 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:09PM2.29m | 2:51AM2.04m | 3:51PM2.30m | 4:00AM1.82m | 4:34PM2.30m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:29AM0.39m | 9:10PM1.00m | 9:10AM0.64m | 10:17PM0.93m | 9:52AM0.88m | |||||||||||||||||
 | | | | |  | | | |  | | | |  | | | | | | | | | |
 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 109 | 112 | 109 | 263 | 263 | 256 | 131 | 151 | 164 | 169 | 173 | 171 | 154 | 158 | 158 | 162 | 138 | 138 | 135 | 115 | 115 | 115 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 18 | SW 19 | NW 11 | WNW 16 | W 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | S 11 |
| kJ | 350 | 269 | 266 | 318 | 217 | 29 | 256 | 239 | 250 | 250 | 297 | 297 | 358 | 283 | 264 | 254 | 203 | 184 | 184 | 181 | 295 | 163 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | NW 11 | SW 13 | SW 16 | WNW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | WNW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 188 | 243 | 307 | 30 | 45 | 94 | 42 | 89 | 157 | 224 | 186 | 165 | 157 | 153 | 175 | 116 | 110 | 203 | 291 | 295 | 174 | 295 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 83 | 109 | 109 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 66 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 58 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 61 | 22 | 22 |
Best forecast wave conditions in San Mateo | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Rockaway surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest