Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 7AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | W 16 | WNW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 300 | 283 | 273 | 350 | 350 | 269 | 307 | 318 | 263 | 256 | 256 | 239 | 250 | 224 | 297 | 297 | 293 | 283 |
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 | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:51AM2.28m | 3:09PM2.29m | 2:51AM2.04m | 3:51PM2.30m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:06PM1.06m | 8:29AM0.39m | 9:10PM1.00m | 9:10AM0.64m | 10:17PM0.93m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 17 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 300 | 200 | 154 | 135 | 127 | 131 | 109 | 263 | 263 | 256 | 143 | 178 | 169 | 173 | 178 | 187 | 154 | 154 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 18 | SW 19 | NW 11 | WNW 16 | W 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 73 | 283 | 273 | 350 | 350 | 269 | 266 | 318 | 217 | 29 | 256 | 239 | 250 | 188 | 297 | 297 | 293 | 283 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | NW 11 | SW 13 | SW 16 | NW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | WNW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 |
| kJ | 50 | 102 | 103 | 71 | 188 | 243 | 307 | 30 | 45 | 94 | 28 | 89 | 159 | 224 | 186 | 165 | 157 | 153 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 243 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 106 | 106 | 123 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 84 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 61 | 84 | 84 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 12 |
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