Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 5PM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 350 | 346 | 482 | 470 | 432 | 416 | 411 | 411 | 411 | 474 | 395 | 326 | 331 | 396 | 375 | 305 | 305 | 296 | 279 | 385 | 410 | 436 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:06AM2.30m | 10:56PM2.42m | 11:38AM2.37m | 11:47PM2.31m | 12:10PM2.41m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:56PM0.79m | 5:19AM0.42m | 5:43PM0.66m | 5:55AM0.59m | 6:29PM0.57m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | NW 11 | SW 16 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 350 | 346 | 482 | 470 | 432 | 268 | 411 | 72 | 95 | 176 | 395 | 326 | 309 | 305 | 301 | 301 | 293 | 251 | 248 | 203 | 164 | 162 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 16 | SSW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WNW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 96 | 140 | 167 | 143 | 90 | 416 | 55 | 411 | 411 | 474 | 17 | 9 | 43 | 72 | 72 | 38 | 29 | 60 | 35 | 34 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SSW 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 21 | 96 | 123 | 115 | 81 | 82 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 59 | 51 | 52 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | NW 6 | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 44 | 44 | 64 | — | 54 | — | — | — | 248 | 242 | 331 | 396 | 375 | 305 | 305 | 296 | 279 | 385 | 410 | 436 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 22 | 61 | 86 | 37 | 37 | 22 | 22 | 74 | 22 | 84 | 84 | 51 | 58 | 51 | 51 | 74 | 84 | 86 | 86 | 84 | 84 |
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