Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (29 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 8PM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 261 | 282 | 492 | 574 | 505 | 478 | 382 | 297 | 264 | 285 | 348 | 398 | 398 | 356 | 356 | 292 | 203 | 154 | 114 | 96 |
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 | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:27PM2.22m | 00:23AM2.19m | 12:55PM2.28m | 1:12AM2.06m | 1:26PM2.32m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:25PM0.85m | 6:36AM0.66m | 7:11PM0.75m | 7:07AM0.83m | 8:01PM0.67m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 15 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 629 | 475 | 539 | 587 | 683 | 683 | 580 | 297 | 264 | 285 | 372 | 398 | 398 | 356 | 362 | 292 | 203 | 154 | 114 | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 512 | 468 | 377 | 2 | 372 | 367 | 367 | 15 | 264 | 261 | 203 | 194 | 183 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | W 12 | W 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 21 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 35 | 35 | 37 | 65 | 90 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 261 | 282 | 492 | 574 | 505 | 478 | 382 | — | — | — | 348 | — | — | — | 356 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 84 | 84 | 83 | 84 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 61 | 84 | 84 | 37 | 63 | 69 | 69 | 400 | 419 | 84 | 86 | 74 |
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