Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 7PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 12 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 199 | 204 | 169 | 156 | 178 | 222 | 194 | 168 | 142 | 137 | 126 | 123 | 124 | 124 | 121 | 119 | 88 | 86 | 85 | 82 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 4:17PM2.20m | 6:40AM1.64m | 5:12PM2.16m | 8:03AM1.68m | 6:13PM2.16m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:49PM0.71m | 10:48AM1.42m | 00:55AM0.66m | 12:02PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | NW 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 199 | 204 | 294 | 298 | 226 | 133 | 140 | 168 | 142 | 137 | 126 | 123 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 119 | 88 | 86 | 85 | 82 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 275 | 283 | 117 | 104 | 133 | 175 | 168 | 142 | 178 | 180 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 136 | 134 | 123 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 68 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 21 | S 9 | — | SW 18 | SW 19 | SSW 14 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 17 |
| kJ | 119 | 119 | 18 | 2 | — | 12 | 55 | 170 | 37 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 169 | 156 | 178 | 222 | 194 | — | 131 | 120 | 116 | 120 | 124 | 124 | 105 | 83 | 61 | 41 | 38 | 43 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 22 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 51 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 22 | 74 | 74 | 51 | 22 | 84 | 84 |
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