Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 9AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | 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 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 534 | 534 | 527 | 481 | 366 | 437 | 437 | 437 | 465 | 459 | 433 | 408 | 342 | 317 | 317 | 336 | 307 | 303 | 242 | 231 | 241 | 278 | 299 | 384 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 1:25AM1.98m | 12:25PM2.38m | 2:19AM1.90m | 1:01PM2.29m | 3:19AM1.83m | 1:41PM2.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:29AM1.25m | 7:33PM0.37m | 7:07AM1.37m | 8:20PM0.44m | 7:50AM1.47m | 9:13PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 268 | 250 | 238 | 206 | 147 | 771 | 545 | 437 | 465 | 459 | 519 | 512 | 506 | 487 | 474 | 468 | 382 | 382 | 348 | 393 | 393 | 278 | 299 | 384 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | SSW 17 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 534 | 534 | 527 | 481 | 807 | 437 | 437 | 532 | 532 | 525 | 433 | 408 | 342 | 317 | 317 | 336 | 307 | 303 | 242 | 231 | 241 | 387 | 382 | 377 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 14 | — | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SW 23 | SW 23 | SSW 22 |
| kJ | 314 | 309 | 309 | 309 | 366 | — | 37 | 99 | 67 | 58 | 59 | 65 | 65 | 43 | 39 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 21 | 20 | 47 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 143 | 140 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 31 | 30 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 84 | 83 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 37 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 51 | 12 | 0 |
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