Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (21 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 10PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 21). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WNW 4 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 26 | NW 5 | SW 26 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 66 | 57 | 56 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 104 | 90 | 26 | 53 | 260 | 105 | 82 | 329 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:18PM2.28m | 6:52AM1.62m | 6:04PM2.27m | 8:16AM1.65m | 6:52PM2.27m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:33AM0.75m | 11:29AM1.27m | 1:34AM0.64m | 12:29PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 478 | 624 | 475 | 461 | 366 | 551 | 445 | 281 | 217 | 181 | 142 | 117 | 104 | 261 | 261 | 253 | 200 | 189 | 158 | 156 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 66 | 57 | 44 | 41 | 223 | 201 | 242 | 306 | 200 | 243 | 246 | 257 | 261 | 60 | 103 | 144 | 130 | 126 | 123 | 112 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSE 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 11 | S 15 | S 7 | NW 10 | S 7 | SW 26 | NW 10 | SW 26 |
| kJ | 57 | 56 | 56 | 22 | 40 | 39 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 50 | 106 | 26 | 53 | 8 | 105 | 49 | 329 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 2 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 90 | 26 | 32 | 260 | 61 | 82 | 143 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 32 | 62 | 22 | 62 | 62 | 82 | 66 | 86 | 84 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 59 | 84 | 86 | 84 | 83 | 74 |
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