Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 8AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu night, min 22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 19 | 35 | 34 | 45 | 71 | 112 | 86 | 71 | 48 | 48 | 39 | 35 | 50 | 130 | 89 | 74 | 46 | 71 | 36 | 27 | 47 | 116 | 79 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:16AM1.29m | 1:47PM1.55m | 2:19AM1.24m | 2:49PM1.58m | 3:29AM1.24m | 3:58PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:16AM0.14m | 8:39PM0.26m | 8:29AM0.17m | 9:51PM0.20m | 9:42AM0.15m | 10:55PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 29 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | E 11 | — | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 19 | 19 | 35 | 34 | — | — | 2 | — | 71 | 48 | 48 | 39 | 9 | 8 | 67 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 35 | 36 | 16 | 16 | 57 | 79 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 6 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 15 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 15 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 6 | — | SSE 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | S 6 | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 31 | — | 45 | 71 | 112 | 86 | — | — | — | — | 35 | 50 | 130 | 89 | 74 | — | 71 | — | 27 | 47 | 116 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 460 | 54 | 36 | 30 | 446 | 963 | 839 | 839 | 30 | 24 | 24 | 30 | 36 | 1698 | 839 | 111 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 17 | 24 | 169 |
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