Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 5AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 444 | 450 | 428 | 371 | 291 | 268 | 254 | 220 | 261 | 395 | 444 | 465 | 485 | 428 | 423 | 493 | 534 | 716 |
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-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:31PM2.17m | 11:33AM2.41m | 00:21AM2.10m | 12:04PM2.46m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:23PM0.61m | 5:24AM0.79m | 6:06PM0.47m | 5:57AM0.94m | 6:51PM0.37m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 |
| kJ | 444 | 242 | 242 | 285 | 210 | 192 | 192 | 150 | 152 | 155 | 162 | 117 | 485 | 428 | 423 | 366 | 362 | 339 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | WNW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 231 | 57 | 92 | 89 | 109 | 108 | 107 | 103 | 98 | 95 | 133 | 169 | 115 | 129 | 232 | 72 | 71 | 77 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | W 11 | WNW 19 | W 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 129 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 37 | 9 | 44 | 21 | 61 | 104 | 62 | 165 | 161 | 123 | 89 | 87 | 40 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | 450 | 428 | 371 | 291 | 268 | 254 | 220 | 261 | 395 | 444 | 465 | — | — | — | 493 | 534 | 716 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 74 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 84 | 22 | 22 |
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