
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 7AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 14 | W 13 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 6 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NW 9 | SW 17 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
281 | 220 | 216 | 184 | 177 | 125 | 55 | 55 | 86 | 67 | 92 | 101 | 150 | 145 | 453 | 175 | 193 | 243 | 162 | 246 | 255 | 358 | 358 | 422 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:14AM2.52m | 11:30PM2.07m | 10:48AM2.60m | 00:24AM2.05m | 11:26AM2.64m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:07AM0.97m | 5:04PM0.27m | 4:45AM1.08m | 5:48PM0.12m | 5:25AM1.20m | 6:36PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 6 | NW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 6 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
281 | 220 | 216 | 184 | 177 | 125 | 55 | 26 | 86 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 150 | 145 | 115 | 258 | 98 | 93 | 57 | 136 | 243 | 358 | 358 | 354 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | SSW 13 | NW 9 | W 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | WNW 12 | SW 17 | NW 10 | WNW 11 | SW 18 | WNW 11 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
188 | 186 | 186 | 180 | 166 | 121 | 29 | 55 | 101 | 31 | 92 | 101 | 85 | 115 | 165 | 111 | 183 | 80 | 66 | 246 | 46 | 91 | 149 | 149 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 18 | — | W 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | WNW 14 | NW 12 | SSW 13 | WNW 10 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | W 20 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | SW 18 | WNW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
6 | 31 | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | 120 | 120 | 69 | 67 | 67 | 99 | 38 | 127 | 56 | 8 | 51 | 243 | 152 | 66 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 11 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | NW 9 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 36 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 453 | 175 | 193 | 184 | 162 | — | 255 | 198 | 347 | 422 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 84 | 32 | 19 | 22 | 51 | 51 | 74 | 84 | 84 | 86 | 83 | 83 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 83 |
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