Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 6AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | NW 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 7 | SW 15 | NW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 88 | 33 | 496 | 496 | 29 | 33 | 42 | 344 | 318 | 309 | 309 | 309 | 309 | 309 | 309 | 81 | 309 | 83 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 1:38AM2.14m | 2:12PM2.34m | 2:37AM1.94m | 2:50PM2.31m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:43PM0.79m | 7:47AM0.67m | 8:38PM0.76m | 8:24AM0.90m | 9:37PM0.74m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NW 7 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 268 | 447 | 496 | 496 | 436 | 436 | 425 | 344 | 318 | 309 | 309 | 309 | 309 | 309 | 67 | 272 | 309 | 214 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | S 11 | WNW 10 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 10 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | SW 15 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 88 | 22 | 21 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 42 | 32 | 39 | 32 | 31 | 37 | 52 | 59 | 309 | 40 | 26 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | S 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 38 | 22 | 23 | 34 | 20 | 33 | 33 | 19 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 38 | 9 | 8 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 38 | 33 | 39 | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 81 | 81 | 83 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 22 | 84 | 61 | 37 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 19 | 22 | 86 | 84 | 84 | 69 |
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