Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (13 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 18s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 12PM is: 2.4m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 2.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am November 13). An open ocean swell of 2.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Nov) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (13 Nov) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (13 Nov) | 18ft (5.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri morning, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Mon 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 18 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 16 | W 17 | W 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3835 | 2221 | 2347 | 4974 | 7428 | 19804 | 27535 | 26870 | 22661 | 17649 | 15108 | 12304 | 8640 | 6740 | 5055 | 3380 | 2850 | 3376 | 3804 | 4847 | 9344 | 10255 | 10461 | 10303 | 9067 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 12:07PM2.23m | 2:58AM1.87m | 12:52PM2.12m | 3:55AM1.88m | 1:43PM2.01m | 4:46AM1.93m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:27AM1.52m | 7:40PM0.42m | 7:21AM1.56m | 8:28PM0.50m | 8:30AM1.58m | 9:17PM0.58m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | 4:58 |
mm | — | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 18 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 16 | W 17 | W 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
| kJ | 3835 | 2221 | 2347 | 4974 | 7428 | 19804 | 27535 | 26870 | 22661 | 17649 | 15108 | 12304 | 8640 | 6740 | 5055 | 3380 | 2850 | 3376 | 3804 | 4847 | 9344 | 10255 | 10461 | 10303 | 9067 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | S 6 | WNW 23 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 18 | W 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 104 | 125 | 445 | 49 | 913 | 166 | 135 | 126 | 193 | 144 | 142 | 140 | 138 | 116 | 115 | 258 | 151 | 149 | 509 | 1918 | 102 | 223 | 191 | 172 | 167 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 11 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 43 | — | 173 | 226 | 169 | 28 | 14 | 28 | 14 | 28 | 62 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 103 | 12 | 45 | 69 | 147 | 102 | 68 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 470 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 120 | 22 | 108 | 301 | 775 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 58 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 209 | 61 | 119 | 0 |
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