Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (20 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 10PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 15 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 291 | 242 | 295 | 295 | 245 | 80 | 80 | 181 | 57 | 56 | 57 | 53 | 51 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:34PM2.30m | 5:21AM1.68m | 5:18PM2.28m | 6:52AM1.62m | 6:04PM2.27m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:26PM0.84m | 10:37AM1.10m | 00:33AM0.75m | 11:29AM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 14 | S 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 80 | 236 | 247 | 485 | 624 | 467 | 288 | 254 | 260 | 200 | 141 | 132 | 118 | 116 | 104 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 184 | 229 | 172 | 160 | 155 | 152 | 80 | 80 | 49 | 36 | 57 | 220 | 223 | 232 | 242 | 306 | 200 | 243 | 246 | 257 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | SW 15 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 291 | 242 | 295 | 295 | 245 | 248 | 166 | 181 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 53 | 51 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 66 | 165 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 37 | 0 | 486 | 120 | 61 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 82 | 66 | 66 | 7 | 7 |
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