Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (24 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 12AM is: 0.5m 26s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 12s 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 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SW 26 | WNW 5 | SW 26 | NW 6 | SW 26 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 52 | 105 | 69 | 329 | 97 | 235 | 282 | 661 | 661 | 661 | 444 | 344 | 462 | 763 | 1015 | 763 | 763 | 543 | 503 | 634 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 6:52PM2.27m | 9:21AM1.72m | 7:41PM2.29m | 10:09AM1.78m | 8:27PM2.34m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:29PM1.39m | 2:26AM0.55m | 1:31PM1.44m | 3:13AM0.45m | 2:26PM1.45m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 200 | 189 | 158 | 156 | 158 | 156 | 204 | 661 | 661 | 661 | 162 | 150 | 146 | 763 | 1015 | 763 | 763 | 543 | 503 | 634 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 24 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 130 | 126 | 123 | 78 | 75 | 73 | 282 | 196 | 186 | 167 | 444 | 344 | 462 | 198 | 144 | 137 | 59 | 37 | 38 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | SW 26 | NW 10 | SW 26 | NW 10 | SW 26 | SSE 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 10 |
| kJ | 52 | 105 | 49 | 329 | 48 | 235 | 48 | 85 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 44 | 44 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 59 | 38 | 39 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 21 | 56 | 69 | 85 | 97 | 87 | 64 | 45 | 43 | 73 | 124 | 187 | 212 | 172 | 129 | 110 | 94 | 124 | 161 | 226 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 86 | 84 | 83 | 51 | 51 | 58 | 74 | 22 | 86 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 74 | 74 | 22 | 86 | 84 | 84 | 75 |
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