Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 8AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 480 | 415 | 406 | 323 | 302 | 235 | 230 | 201 | 179 | 151 | 130 | 103 | 103 | 145 | 141 | 138 | 94 | 115 | 112 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 83 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:09AM1.80m | 3:31PM2.27m | 4:28AM1.67m | 4:15PM2.32m | 6:04AM1.61m | 5:09PM2.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:54AM0.96m | 10:27PM0.82m | 9:35AM1.14m | 11:38PM0.67m | 10:29AM1.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 480 | 415 | 406 | 323 | 302 | 235 | 230 | 201 | 179 | 151 | 130 | 103 | 103 | 145 | 141 | 138 | 94 | 115 | 112 | 71 | 67 | 47 | 47 | 47 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 8 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 38 | 37 | 37 | 60 | 57 | 56 | 37 | 36 | 39 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 32 | 96 | 87 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 83 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 14 | S 12 | SW 20 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 41 | 64 | 64 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 56 | 34 | 33 | 20 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 19 | 35 | 32 | 69 | 12 | 60 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 59 | 83 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 66 | 120 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 562 | 61 | 22 | 22 |
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