Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 9PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
338 | 346 | 315 | 268 | 322 | 365 | 365 | 334 | 307 | 315 | 315 | 254 | 248 | 208 | 183 | 174 | 150 | 130 | 169 | 169 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:47AM2.17m | 11:01PM2.64m | 12:24PM2.25m | 11:52PM2.52m | 1:00PM2.31m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:03PM1.06m | 5:53AM0.09m | 5:56PM0.95m | 6:32AM0.24m | 6:49PM0.85m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
338 | 346 | 315 | 268 | 322 | 365 | 365 | 334 | 307 | 315 | 315 | 254 | 248 | 208 | 183 | 173 | 150 | 126 | 111 | 93 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
135 | 165 | 163 | 208 | 206 | 206 | 159 | 157 | 153 | 193 | 191 | 188 | 191 | 193 | 183 | 174 | 132 | 218 | 211 | 280 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
66 | 67 | 99 | 68 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 98 | 149 | 149 | 143 | 130 | 169 | 169 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 66 | 211 | 61 | 38 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 66 | 728 | 84 | 84 | 74 | 63 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 84 | 86 | 37 | 37 |
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