Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 3PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 405 | 386 | 774 | 850 | 814 | 745 | 630 | 620 | 610 | 637 | 769 | 755 | 1071 | 1475 | 2000 | 2275 | 2137 | 1792 | 1762 | 2040 | 2667 | 3221 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 9:51AM2.36m | 10:04PM2.22m | 10:22AM2.43m | 10:56PM2.18m | 10:52AM2.47m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:02PM0.68m | 4:07AM0.65m | 4:46PM0.52m | 4:43AM0.80m | 5:27PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||
 |  | | |  | | | | | | | |  | |  | | |  | | | | | |
 | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | WNW 11 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 405 | 234 | 774 | 850 | 814 | 745 | 630 | 620 | 610 | 637 | 769 | 755 | 1071 | 1475 | 314 | 305 | 251 | 211 | 167 | 276 | 280 | 399 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 143 | 301 | 381 | 432 | 508 | 502 | 427 | 421 | 406 | 390 | 326 | 322 | 318 | 314 | 336 | 332 | 246 | 218 | 280 | 167 | 169 | 136 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 18 | WNW 18 |
| kJ | 277 | 386 | 62 | 86 | 59 | 83 | 89 | 93 | 404 | 305 | 132 | 99 | 123 | 118 | 84 | 81 | 56 | 51 | 48 | 31 | 162 | 106 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 218 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2000 | 2275 | 2137 | 1792 | 1762 | 2040 | 2667 | 3221 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 22 | 120 | 61 | 61 | 7 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 86 | 400 | 410 | 84 | 84 |
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