Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 5PM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 23 | 67 | 151 | 82 | 134 | 41 | 36 | 50 | 66 | 492 | 433 | 1265 | 1304 | 978 | 1009 |
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-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:44PM1.34m | 1:22AM1.09m | 1:37PM1.31m | 2:16AM1.10m | 2:31PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:09PM0.34m | 6:59AM0.44m | 8:13PM0.35m | 8:17AM0.45m | 9:13PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 | S 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | — | ESE 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 15 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 61 | 82 | 61 | 41 | — | 15 | 66 | 254 | 433 | 564 | 705 | 978 | 1009 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | SE 6 | — | S 7 | — | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | E 7 | — | E 6 | ESE 6 | — | E 9 | — | E 10 | E 11 | — | NNE 3 |
| kJ | 19 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 14 | 67 | 151 | — | 134 | — | 36 | 50 | — | 492 | — | 1265 | 1304 | — | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 238 | 831 | 831 | 867 | 867 | 839 | 312 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 1204 | 834 | 830 | 17 | 45 | 2336 | 834 | 352 | 830 | 711 |
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