Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 6AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 29). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 255 | 471 | 483 | 184 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 177 | 429 | 424 | 418 | 418 | 412 | 407 | 145 | 154 | 121 | 117 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:28AM1.94m | 1:53PM2.46m | 4:37AM1.95m | 2:59PM2.32m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:25PM0.09m | 7:59AM1.46m | 9:26PM0.18m | 9:15AM1.49m | 10:29PM0.28m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 110 | 471 | 483 | 573 | 573 | 573 | 558 | 530 | 429 | 424 | 418 | 418 | 412 | 407 | 357 | 357 | 357 | 496 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 212 | 102 | 93 | 83 | 56 | 180 | 180 | 177 | 142 | 140 | 137 | 128 | 126 | 176 | 145 | 154 | 121 | 117 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 6 | W 19 | W 19 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | NW 4 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 255 | 209 | 190 | 184 | 180 | 34 | 7 | 7 | 41 | 61 | 75 | 148 | 10 | 193 | 214 | 276 | 273 | 124 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | 30 | 25 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 84 | 51 | 37 | 37 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
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