Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 1PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 17 | SW 17 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 11 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 413 | 403 | 314 | 330 | 330 | 330 | 557 | 885 | 905 | 1012 | 784 | 471 | 482 | 784 | 626 | 637 | 663 | 567 | 322 | 713 | 713 | 273 | 915 | 242 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 9:27AM1.97m | 8:25PM2.17m | 9:52AM2.05m | 9:12PM2.21m | 10:16AM2.14m | 9:57PM2.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:41AM0.52m | 2:42PM1.29m | 3:16AM0.50m | 3:24PM1.13m | 3:49AM0.52m | 4:03PM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SW 15 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 11 | SW 14 | NW 11 | SW 14 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 281 | 274 | 314 | 330 | 330 | 297 | 359 | 278 | 905 | 1012 | 784 | 471 | 482 | 262 | 626 | 637 | 663 | 567 | 322 | 713 | 164 | 273 | 149 | 242 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | S 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 10 | SW 14 | S 11 | SW 14 | S 10 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 413 | 403 | 260 | 229 | 265 | 306 | 361 | 361 | 167 | 248 | 248 | 247 | 211 | 9 | 255 | 217 | 171 | 171 | 229 | 167 | 22 | 160 | 18 | 147 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 15 | S 11 | W 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 65 | 146 | 183 | 251 | 248 | 25 | 24 | 10 | 306 | 9 | 9 | 239 | 269 | 2 | 9 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 171 | 22 | 5 | 19 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | WNW 11 | NW 6 | NW 11 | NW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 330 | 557 | 885 | — | — | — | — | — | 784 | — | — | — | — | — | 211 | 713 | 172 | 915 | 223 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 84 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 84 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 84 | 84 | 51 | 51 |
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