Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (05 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 8PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
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 Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 91 | 72 | 141 | 115 | 107 | 102 | 100 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 179 | 80 | 179 | 82 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | 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 | 4:15PM2.32m | 6:04AM1.61m | 5:09PM2.37m | 7:38AM1.66m | 6:10PM2.44m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:38PM0.67m | 10:29AM1.29m | 00:48AM0.51m | 11:39AM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 91 | 72 | 141 | 115 | 107 | 102 | 100 | 69 | 70 | 70 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 45 | 32 | 43 | 25 | 51 | 49 | 57 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 35 | 54 | 70 | 68 | 69 | 96 | 87 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 179 | 246 | 179 | 82 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 71 | 70 | 35 | 32 | 16 | 12 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 37 | 59 | 83 | 81 | 81 | 83 | 136 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 92 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 66 | 120 | 32 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 397 | 61 | 22 | 22 | 51 | 37 | 45 | 486 | 22 | 274 | 83 | 22 |
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