Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (24 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 8PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 645 | 317 | 268 | 268 | 196 | 185 | 178 | 148 | 500 | 754 | 754 | 1000 | 1153 | 1034 | 784 | 591 | 541 | 553 | 637 | 679 |
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-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:57PM2.23m | 10:40AM2.24m | 10:43PM2.22m | 11:05AM2.33m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:03PM0.96m | 4:20AM0.57m | 4:42PM0.78m | 4:52AM0.67m | 5:23PM0.61m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 645 | 317 | 268 | 268 | 196 | 185 | 178 | 148 | 180 | 212 | 196 | 196 | 109 | 1034 | 784 | 591 | 541 | 553 | 235 | 242 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SW 19 | SW 20 | SW 21 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 164 | 160 | 189 | 183 | 183 | 229 | 183 | 225 | 39 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 39 | 142 | 118 | 195 | 195 | 189 | 93 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 14 | S 10 | SW 20 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 18 | SW 21 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 24 | SW 24 |
| kJ | 22 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 39 | 40 | 51 | 55 | 129 | 11 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | — | 116 | 139 | 152 | 112 | 57 | 33 | 51 | 500 | 754 | 754 | 1000 | 1153 | — | — | — | — | — | 637 | 679 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 158 | 220 | 22 | 51 | 12 | 51 | 22 | 22 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 83 |
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