Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (15 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 10PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 394 | 334 | 300 | 322 | 356 | 509 | 456 | 418 | 381 | 289 | 232 | 219 | 230 | 230 | 206 | 206 | 193 | 197 | 166 | 162 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 1:50PM2.29m | 3:31AM1.78m | 2:30PM2.21m | 4:50AM1.71m | 3:18PM2.13m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:56PM0.58m | 8:21AM1.32m | 9:54PM0.63m | 9:10AM1.45m | 11:00PM0.67m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 394 | 334 | 300 | 322 | 356 | 509 | 456 | 418 | 381 | 289 | 232 | 219 | 230 | 230 | 206 | 206 | 193 | 197 | 166 | 162 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 89 | 88 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 86 | 121 | 121 | 179 | 200 | 148 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 86 | 86 | 85 | 152 | 106 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 35 | 35 | 35 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 71 | 28 | 36 | 34 | 61 | 59 | 93 | 87 | 47 | 43 | 117 | 117 | 117 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 61 | 84 | 74 | 61 | 61 | 37 | 209 | 397 | 86 | 84 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 84 | 37 | 12 |
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