Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 6PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu morning, light winds from the NE by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 717 | 875 | 938 | 822 | 787 | 773 | 575 | 451 | 380 | 307 | 263 | 214 | 163 | 129 | 92 | 90 | 358 | 147 | 167 | 150 | 123 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 4:20PM1.36m | 4:55AM1.34m | 5:11PM1.41m | 5:41AM1.47m | 5:59PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:21AM0.31m | 10:48PM0.15m | 11:11AM0.21m | 11:30PM0.07m | 11:58AM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 717 | 875 | 938 | 822 | 787 | 773 | 575 | 451 | 380 | 307 | 263 | 214 | 163 | 129 | 92 | 90 | 173 | 147 | 167 | 150 | 123 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 6 | E 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | — | — | 7 | 13 | 15 | 22 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 43 | 358 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 700 | 700 | 205 | 203 | 201 | 700 | 700 | 117 | 201 | 20 | 62 | 10 | 45 | 203 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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