Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 12AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
35 | 43 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 28 | 38 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off |
High Tide | 00:44AM1.26m | 1:18PM1.45m | 1:34AM1.18m | 2:06PM1.40m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:36PM0.26m | 6:41AM0.23m | 7:35PM0.33m | 7:34AM0.32m | 8:39PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | E 4 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
35 | 1 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 28 | 38 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 3 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 3 | S 3 | — | SSW 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — |
1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 12 | 12 | 12 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | SSE 11 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | 6 | — | 12 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 7 | SSE 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 43 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 175 | 46 | 30 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 25 | 148 | 354 | 354 | 320 | 30 | 4 | 39 | 20 | 117 | 356 | 356 | 83 |
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