Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 9PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 27 | 34 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 31 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:51PM1.42m | 5:23AM1.17m | 5:44PM1.48m | 6:13AM1.24m | 6:29PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:32AM0.33m | 11:23PM0.25m | 11:22AM0.28m | 00:08AM0.18m | 12:09PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 25 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | ESE 7 | E 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 12 | SSE 6 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 11 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 27 | 34 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SSE 6 | SE 11 | S 4 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 31 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | — | ESE 7 | SE 8 | — | ESE 7 | SE 11 | SSE 6 | SE 11 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 15 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | 10 | 3 | — | 4 | 20 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 3 | S 3 | W 2 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | WNW 2 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 570 | 612 | 1381 | 40 | 30 | 25 | 24 | 30 | 24 | 36 | 24 | 30 | 4 | 20 | 83 | 117 | 284 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 117 |
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