Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 7PM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 26). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 69mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Sun morning, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1784 | 1386 | 1054 | 807 | 637 | 416 | 365 | 321 | 243 | 585 | 372 | 113 | 169 | 146 | 152 | 93 | 90 | 94 | 105 | 45 | 36 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:53PM1.60m | 8:12AM1.68m | 8:33PM1.58m | 8:50AM1.72m | 9:15PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:57PM0.02m | 2:10AM-0.06m | 2:42PM-0.02m | 2:49AM-0.06m | 3:26PM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 6 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | N 5 | S 6 | S 6 | E 9 | S 7 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 1784 | 1386 | 1054 | 807 | 637 | 416 | 365 | 321 | 243 | 8 | 20 | 57 | 76 | 32 | 56 | 44 | 42 | 28 | 57 | 45 | 36 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 196 | 148 | 55 | 24 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | 28 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | — | NNE 2 |
| kJ | 95 | 85 | 100 | 95 | 95 | 87 | 76 | 77 | 111 | 585 | 372 | 113 | 169 | 146 | 152 | 93 | 90 | 94 | 105 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 700 | 700 | 711 | 699 | 700 | 167 | 162 | 156 | 177 | 553 | 448 | 448 | 216 | 216 | 216 | 227 | 186 | 142 | 24 | 0 | 10 |
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