Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 3PM is: 0.9m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 19s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | NW 7 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NW 7 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 834 | 738 | 627 | 608 | 540 | 528 | 522 | 522 | 702 | 710 | 978 | 911 | 930 | 623 | 547 | 587 | 594 | 781 | 781 | 781 | 521 | 717 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:48AM1.83m | 9:11PM2.39m | 11:22AM1.88m | 9:52PM2.44m | 11:54AM1.92m | 10:32PM2.46m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:13PM1.43m | 4:33AM0.30m | 3:56PM1.39m | 5:09AM0.25m | 4:37PM1.34m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 834 | 738 | 627 | 608 | 540 | 528 | 522 | 522 | 702 | 710 | 978 | 911 | 930 | 326 | 547 | 587 | 594 | 781 | 781 | 781 | 703 | 687 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | NW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 20 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 36 | 35 | 37 | 28 | 45 | 224 | 178 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 16 | 56 | 56 | 306 | 57 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | SSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 35 | 17 | 18 | 17 | — | 41 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 56 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 122 | 95 | 105 | 137 | 209 | 347 | 299 | 216 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 263 | 422 | 623 | 537 | 472 | 444 | 365 | 344 | 365 | 521 | 717 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 22 | 86 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 22 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 74 | 75 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 22 |
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