Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (21 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 11PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 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) | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | NW 9 | WNW 11 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 235 | 176 | 180 | 145 | 196 | 115 | 93 | 129 | 175 | 213 | 372 | 519 | 587 | 789 | 986 | 1050 | 1138 | 1378 | 986 | 936 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:59PM1.97m | 8:54AM2.18m | 8:53PM2.00m | 9:18AM2.30m | 9:46PM2.04m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:23PM1.15m | 2:21AM0.71m | 3:03PM0.93m | 2:56AM0.77m | 3:43PM0.70m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 235 | 176 | 180 | 145 | 277 | 325 | 334 | 334 | 233 | 229 | 220 | 213 | 587 | 789 | 986 | 1050 | 1138 | 1060 | 986 | 936 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | WNW 12 | NW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 281 | 156 | 204 | 269 | 196 | 115 | 93 | 65 | 236 | 214 | 280 | 280 | 145 | 210 | 163 | 237 | 232 | 232 | 229 | 173 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | NW 9 | WNW 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 20 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | S 5 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 111 | 229 | 149 | 77 | 65 | 104 | 148 | 127 | 65 | 65 | 67 | 1 | 180 | 180 | 174 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 98 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 2 | — | NNW 3 | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 84 | 129 | 175 | 213 | 372 | 519 | — | — | — | — | — | 1378 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 220 | 84 | 84 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 14 | 3 | 19 | 74 | 83 | 12 |
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