Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 4PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 293 | 251 | 248 | 203 | 265 | 273 | 221 | 169 | 147 | 120 | 120 | 209 | 363 | 493 | 490 | 647 | 663 | 564 | 477 | 504 | 751 | 1242 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:10PM2.41m | 00:37AM2.18m | 12:42PM2.40m | 1:30AM2.03m | 1:15PM2.36m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:55AM0.59m | 6:29PM0.57m | 6:30AM0.78m | 7:16PM0.53m | 7:05AM0.98m | 8:04PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 293 | 251 | 248 | 203 | 200 | 162 | 158 | 149 | 147 | 113 | 111 | 87 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 663 | 564 | 477 | 107 | 107 | 107 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WSW 13 | WNW 10 | NW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WNW 15 |
| kJ | 29 | 60 | 42 | 56 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 58 | 58 | 93 | 93 | 92 | 88 | 61 | 61 | 107 | 42 | 40 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | WNW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | WSW 21 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 9 | WNW 15 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 28 | 35 | 34 | 7 | 7 | 42 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 79 | 78 | 60 | 3 | 21 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 162 | 162 | 152 | 184 | 265 | 273 | 221 | 169 | 131 | 120 | 120 | 209 | 363 | 493 | 490 | 647 | — | — | — | 504 | 751 | 1242 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 51 | 84 | 86 | 86 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 74 | 84 | 84 | 86 | 84 | 83 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 84 | 22 | 22 |
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