Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (12 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 9PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 781 | 781 | 589 | 446 | 534 | 534 | 527 | 481 | 366 | 437 | 437 | 437 | 465 | 459 | 427 | 408 | 342 | 342 | 342 | 336 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:53AM2.44m | 1:25AM1.98m | 12:25PM2.38m | 2:19AM1.90m | 1:01PM2.29m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:49PM0.33m | 6:29AM1.25m | 7:33PM0.37m | 7:07AM1.37m | 8:20PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 569 | 461 | 382 | 294 | 268 | 250 | 238 | 201 | 147 | 771 | 545 | 532 | 465 | 459 | 519 | 512 | 506 | 487 | 474 | 468 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | SSW 17 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 781 | 781 | 589 | 446 | 534 | 534 | 527 | 481 | 807 | 437 | 437 | 437 | 532 | 525 | 427 | 408 | 342 | 342 | 342 | 336 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 14 | — | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 419 | 326 | 318 | 275 | 314 | 309 | 309 | 309 | 366 | — | 61 | 102 | 71 | 65 | 49 | 65 | 54 | 42 | 31 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 140 | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 22 | 37 | 37 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 84 | 75 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 22 | 37 | 3 |
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