Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 1PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 24). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SW 16 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 918 | 784 | 665 | 569 | 480 | 400 | 356 | 320 | 281 | 220 | 216 | 211 | 177 | 148 | 67 | 84 | 86 | 68 | 102 | 90 | 164 | 127 | 303 | 162 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:45AM2.41m | 10:38PM2.06m | 10:14AM2.52m | 11:30PM2.07m | 10:48AM2.60m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:31AM0.86m | 4:22PM0.47m | 4:07AM0.97m | 5:04PM0.27m | 4:45AM1.08m | 5:48PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | NW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 12 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 918 | 784 | 665 | 569 | 480 | 400 | 356 | 320 | 281 | 220 | 216 | 211 | 177 | 148 | 67 | 84 | 86 | 101 | 102 | 90 | 164 | 123 | 115 | 162 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 13 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 171 | 223 | 277 | 252 | 193 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 188 | 186 | 186 | 180 | 166 | 121 | 29 | 101 | 101 | 68 | 101 | 101 | 121 | 117 | 165 | 150 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 18 | — | W 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 12 | WNW 10 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 63 | — | — | — | 51 | 50 | 50 | 29 | 6 | 31 | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | 120 | 29 | 69 | 29 | 35 | 90 | 32 | 127 | 56 | 258 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 11 | NW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 24 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 303 | 26 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 37 | 37 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 61 | 59 | 22 | 22 | 51 | 37 | 22 | 84 | 86 | 84 | 59 |
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