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 (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 5AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 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 (0.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 9 | ESE 10 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 19 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 36 | 52 | 88 | 294 | 198 | 44 | 112 | 120 | 625 | 455 | 1412 | 910 | 1319 | 1450 | 1426 |
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 | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:29AM1.12m | 12:44PM1.34m | 1:22AM1.09m | 1:37PM1.31m | 2:16AM1.10m | 2:31PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:58AM0.39m | 7:09PM0.34m | 6:59AM0.44m | 8:13PM0.35m | 8:17AM0.45m | 9:13PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | ESE 8 | — | E 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 23 | 19 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 36 | 52 | 88 | 105 | 50 | 28 | — | 120 | 295 | 455 | 808 | 910 | 1319 | 1450 | 1426 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 19 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ESE 8 | — | E 9 | NNE 4 | E 11 | NNE 4 | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 17 | 22 | 30 | 35 | 34 | 19 | 10 | — | 294 | 198 | 44 | 112 | — | 625 | 8 | 1412 | 9 | — | 11 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1535 | 403 | 403 | 831 | 831 | 831 | 867 | 354 | 963 | 320 | 354 | 17 | 963 | 4 | 1204 | 834 | 830 | 45 | 186 | 2336 | 352 | 830 | 711 | 711 |
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