Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 1PM is: 0.4m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 94 | 184 | 133 | 343 | 252 | 246 | 297 | 358 | 350 | 346 | 482 | 470 | 432 | 416 | 411 | 411 | 411 | 474 | 395 | 326 | 407 | 481 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | 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-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:33AM2.21m | 10:05PM2.48m | 11:06AM2.30m | 10:56PM2.42m | 11:38AM2.37m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:07PM0.95m | 4:42AM0.28m | 4:56PM0.79m | 5:19AM0.42m | 5:43PM0.66m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 22 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 143 | 98 | 94 | 343 | 252 | 246 | 297 | 358 | 350 | 346 | 482 | 470 | 432 | 229 | 263 | 292 | 298 | 171 | 395 | 326 | 309 | 305 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 16 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | WNW 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SSW 7 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 42 | 42 | 132 | 65 | 60 | 58 | 38 | 81 | 15 | 140 | 167 | 143 | 90 | 416 | 411 | 411 | 411 | 474 | 87 | 9 | 43 | 72 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 8 | SSW 12 | NW 5 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NW 9 | SSW 7 | WSW 16 | SSW 7 | S 10 |
| kJ | 94 | 184 | 133 | 65 | 63 | 20 | 46 | 19 | 96 | 96 | 123 | 115 | 107 | 82 | 55 | 33 | 29 | 88 | 10 | 51 | 9 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 33 | 54 | 67 | 14 | 16 | — | — | 15 | 9 | 42 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | 262 | 313 | 407 | 481 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 37 | 84 | 22 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 61 | 84 | 51 | 74 | 51 | 51 | 22 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 51 |
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