Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 9AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1319 | 1071 | 820 | 662 | 781 | 781 | 589 | 446 | 534 | 534 | 527 | 481 | 366 | 437 | 437 | 437 | 465 | 459 | 433 | 342 | 342 | 317 | 342 | 336 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 00:34AM2.06m | 11:53AM2.44m | 1:25AM1.98m | 12:25PM2.38m | 2:19AM1.90m | 1:01PM2.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:53AM1.11m | 6:49PM0.33m | 6:29AM1.25m | 7:33PM0.37m | 7:07AM1.37m | 8:20PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 1319 | 1071 | 820 | 637 | 569 | 461 | 345 | 294 | 216 | 201 | 224 | 187 | 147 | 771 | 545 | 532 | 465 | 459 | 519 | 512 | 506 | 487 | 474 | 468 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | SSW 16 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | SSW 17 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 959 | 796 | 441 | 662 | 781 | 781 | 589 | 446 | 534 | 534 | 527 | 481 | 807 | 437 | 437 | 437 | 532 | 525 | 433 | 342 | 342 | 317 | 342 | 336 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 14 | — | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 447 | 447 | 553 | 436 | 419 | 326 | 318 | 275 | 314 | 309 | 372 | 309 | 366 | — | 61 | 102 | 71 | 65 | 63 | 71 | 67 | 52 | 31 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 140 | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 86 | 32 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 84 | 51 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 37 | 12 | 0 |
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