Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 3PM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 346 | 342 | 403 | 408 | 408 | 413 | 413 | 428 | 381 | 348 | 339 | 339 | 734 | 1343 | 1275 | 1151 | 904 | 560 | 482 | 493 | 525 | 727 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:59AM1.89m | 7:34PM2.12m | 9:27AM1.97m | 8:25PM2.17m | 9:52AM2.05m | 9:12PM2.21m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:56PM1.41m | 2:41AM0.52m | 2:42PM1.29m | 3:16AM0.50m | 3:24PM1.13m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 11 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 178 | 178 | 178 | 178 | 156 | 151 | 374 | 428 | 381 | 348 | 339 | 320 | 233 | 306 | 1275 | 1151 | 904 | 560 | 482 | 247 | 525 | 727 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | NW 9 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 15 | WNW 11 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 346 | 342 | 403 | 408 | 408 | 115 | 413 | 342 | 260 | 204 | 265 | 306 | 306 | 10 | 306 | 248 | 248 | 251 | 242 | 262 | 186 | 209 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | WNW 9 | SW 17 | NW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 11 | SW 15 | S 12 |
| kJ | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 55 | 413 | 65 | 148 | 183 | 251 | 248 | 25 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 239 | 269 | 9 | 255 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 339 | 734 | 1343 | — | — | — | — | — | 493 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 97 | 61 | 84 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 84 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
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