Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (27 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 8PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 229 | 227 | 287 | 355 | 395 | 453 | 485 | 428 | 423 | 541 | 682 | 825 | 885 | 1012 | 695 | 1002 | 560 | 680 | 1374 | 1541 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:33AM2.41m | 00:21AM2.10m | 12:04PM2.46m | 1:16AM2.01m | 12:40PM2.48m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:06PM0.47m | 5:57AM0.94m | 6:51PM0.37m | 6:33AM1.10m | 7:42PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 192 | 150 | 152 | 155 | 162 | 117 | 485 | 428 | 423 | 366 | 362 | 339 | 885 | 1012 | 695 | 594 | 333 | 310 | 161 | 161 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | WNW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 107 | 103 | 98 | 95 | 133 | 171 | 115 | 129 | 232 | 72 | 70 | 113 | 309 | 242 | 334 | 328 | 236 | 154 | 35 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 9 | 44 | 21 | 61 | 104 | 62 | 165 | 161 | 113 | 89 | 87 | 79 | 76 | 73 | 242 | 239 | 230 | 161 | 34 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | — | — | — | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 229 | 227 | 287 | 355 | 395 | 453 | — | — | — | 541 | 682 | 825 | — | — | — | 1002 | 560 | 680 | 1374 | 1541 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 84 | 84 | 84 | 58 | 84 | 22 | 0 | 14 | 22 | 84 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 12 |
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