Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 9AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 21 | NW 8 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 322 | 390 | 456 | 408 | 291 | 236 | 198 | 173 | 187 | 196 | 196 | 196 | 158 | 162 | 162 | 138 | 95 | 137 | 184 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 236 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:31AM1.78m | 2:30PM2.21m | 4:50AM1.71m | 3:18PM2.13m | 6:19AM1.70m | 4:19PM2.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:21AM1.32m | 9:54PM0.63m | 9:10AM1.45m | 11:00PM0.67m | 10:19AM1.53m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 16 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 322 | 390 | 456 | 408 | 88 | 236 | 198 | 173 | 187 | 196 | 196 | 196 | 158 | 162 | 162 | 138 | 95 | 98 | 78 | 78 | 105 | 236 | 236 | 236 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 17 | WNW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 63 | 86 | 121 | 121 | 64 | 200 | 148 | 31 | 30 | 93 | 46 | 86 | 86 | 85 | 152 | 106 | 142 | 142 | 140 | 236 | 236 | 80 | 75 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | WNW 11 | SSW 16 | NW 11 | SW 14 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | WNW 10 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 74 | 74 | 74 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 61 | 59 | 46 | 87 | 30 | 53 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 38 | 137 | 184 | 120 | 120 | 19 | 20 | 70 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 291 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | 107 | 152 | 80 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 61 | 22 | 209 | 84 | 254 | 61 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 249 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 12 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 84 | 22 | 22 |
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