Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 4PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 93 | 84 | 91 | 147 | 261 | 441 | 476 | 699 | 838 | 1028 | 1116 | 1378 | 1060 | 986 | 955 | 800 | 692 | 592 | 490 | 408 | 356 | 327 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:54AM2.18m | 8:53PM2.00m | 9:18AM2.30m | 9:46PM2.04m | 9:45AM2.41m | 10:38PM2.06m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:03PM0.93m | 2:56AM0.77m | 3:43PM0.70m | 3:31AM0.86m | 4:22PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 334 | 334 | 233 | 229 | 220 | 213 | 163 | 699 | 838 | 1028 | 1116 | 1060 | 1060 | 986 | 955 | 800 | 692 | 592 | 490 | 408 | 356 | 327 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 57 | 84 | 236 | 214 | 280 | 280 | 180 | 210 | 163 | 237 | 232 | 232 | 229 | 173 | 171 | 223 | 277 | 252 | 193 | 144 | 144 | 144 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | S 5 | — | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 93 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 1 | — | 180 | 174 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 65 | — | — | — | 51 | 50 | 50 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 91 | 147 | 261 | 441 | 476 | — | — | — | — | 1378 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 14 | 74 | 84 | 84 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 22 | 74 | 83 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 37 | 12 | 12 |
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