Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 1PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 19s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | WNW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 558 | 600 | 573 | 490 | 516 | 648 | 836 | 857 | 767 | 682 | 557 | 515 | 436 | 403 | 368 | 358 | 273 | 350 | 350 | 269 | 307 | 318 | 263 | 256 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:01AM2.68m | 1:45PM2.20m | 00:55AM2.50m | 2:27PM2.25m | 1:51AM2.28m | 3:09PM2.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:04AM-0.01m | 7:05PM1.12m | 7:47AM0.17m | 8:06PM1.06m | 8:29AM0.39m | 9:10PM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
| kJ | 125 | 125 | 125 | 190 | 186 | 188 | 186 | 180 | 238 | 230 | 222 | 220 | 300 | 315 | 300 | 283 | 261 | 211 | 223 | 199 | 178 | 266 | 263 | 256 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 20 | WNW 20 | WNW 20 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 18 | SW 19 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 136 | 132 | 128 | 124 | 124 | 88 | 121 | 115 | 86 | 129 | 181 | 130 | 74 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 273 | 350 | 350 | 269 | 266 | 318 | 217 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 47 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 13 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 130 | 52 | 50 | 49 | 103 | 71 | 188 | 246 | 307 | 44 | 45 | 94 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 558 | 600 | 573 | 490 | 516 | 648 | 836 | 857 | 767 | 682 | 557 | 515 | 436 | 403 | 368 | 358 | — | — | — | — | — | 151 | 151 | 188 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 37 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 74 | 51 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 58 |
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