Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 6PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NW 7 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 411 | 474 | 395 | 326 | 309 | 305 | 301 | 301 | 293 | 251 | 248 | 282 | 347 | 337 | 338 | 275 | 256 | 178 | 161 | 231 | 374 | 493 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:38AM2.37m | 11:47PM2.31m | 12:10PM2.41m | 00:37AM2.18m | 12:42PM2.40m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:19AM0.42m | 5:43PM0.66m | 5:55AM0.59m | 6:29PM0.57m | 6:30AM0.78m | 7:16PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | NW 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NW 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 411 | 118 | 395 | 326 | 194 | 305 | 301 | 301 | 293 | 251 | 248 | 203 | 200 | 162 | 158 | 151 | 114 | 113 | 111 | 87 | 85 | 85 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | SW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WNW 12 | WSW 13 | WNW 10 | NW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | NW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 75 | 474 | 60 | 60 | 309 | 72 | 72 | 38 | 29 | 60 | 42 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 12 | 48 | 23 | 94 | 93 | 93 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | WNW 10 | WSW 16 | SSW 7 | WNW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 12 | S 10 | WNW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | WSW 21 | S 11 | S 10 | WSW 11 | SW 19 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 29 | 61 | 51 | 9 | 39 | 17 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 28 | 35 | 34 | 7 | 7 | 42 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 59 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 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 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 77 | — | 136 | 132 | — | 258 | 287 | 244 | 244 | 215 | 196 | 282 | 347 | 337 | 338 | 275 | 256 | 178 | 161 | 231 | 374 | 493 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 22 | 84 | 84 | 51 | 69 | 51 | 51 | 22 | 84 | 86 | 86 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 75 | 84 | 84 | 86 | 84 | 22 |
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