Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 5PM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 17 | NW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 8 | SW 16 | NW 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 246 | 246 | 243 | 374 | 606 | 549 | 659 | 456 | 346 | 381 | 432 | 432 | 432 | 398 | 371 | 282 | 441 | 435 | 255 | 314 | 255 | 471 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:26AM2.64m | 1:20AM2.01m | 12:08PM2.63m | 2:22AM1.97m | 12:57PM2.57m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:25AM1.20m | 6:36PM0.05m | 6:09AM1.30m | 7:28PM0.04m | 6:59AM1.39m | 8:25PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 246 | 246 | 243 | 358 | 434 | 354 | 547 | 456 | 346 | 297 | 238 | 238 | 432 | 398 | 338 | 282 | 226 | 178 | 173 | 178 | 151 | 164 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 66 | 65 | 43 | 91 | 149 | 149 | 419 | 400 | 318 | 381 | 432 | 432 | 301 | 376 | 371 | 430 | 441 | 435 | 255 | 314 | 255 | 471 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 18 | SSW 12 | W 9 | SSW 12 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | S 11 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 29 | 29 | 61 | 28 | 6 | 28 | 201 | 193 | 179 | 252 | 249 | 242 | 9 | 293 | 229 | 223 | 207 | 198 | 195 | 192 | 189 | 186 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 200 | 213 | 202 | 374 | 606 | 549 | 659 | — | — | — | — | 314 | 282 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 58 | 84 | 86 | 84 | 84 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 37 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
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