Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 5AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 09). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 19s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 663 | 832 | 1145 | 1337 | 1526 | 1531 | 1420 | 1599 | 2137 | 2258 | 2115 | 2662 | 1664 | 1568 | 1887 | 1325 | 1567 | 1466 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:56PM2.18m | 10:52AM2.47m | 11:45PM2.13m | 11:22AM2.47m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:43AM0.80m | 5:27PM0.40m | 5:18AM0.96m | 6:08PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 663 | 832 | 1145 | 305 | 248 | 211 | 211 | 276 | 280 | 399 | 541 | 1936 | 1664 | 1568 | 1351 | 1325 | 1567 | 1466 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | WNW 21 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 318 | 314 | 309 | 332 | 248 | 218 | 276 | 167 | 169 | 164 | 153 | 390 | 351 | 271 | 808 | 458 | 452 | 447 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 20 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 18 | W 18 | W 18 | S 9 | WNW 24 | W 17 | W 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 21 | WNW 20 | WNW 19 |
| kJ | 123 | 118 | 336 | 81 | 79 | 51 | 48 | 107 | 162 | 156 | 15 | 574 | 144 | 139 | 339 | 649 | 221 | 502 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | NW 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1337 | 1526 | 1531 | 1420 | 1599 | 2137 | 2258 | 2115 | 2662 | — | — | 1887 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 84 | 58 | 84 | 74 | 84 | 84 | 728 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 37 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 61 | 0 | 0 |
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