Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 6PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
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 kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 33 | 36 | 64 | 101 | 99 | 102 | 88 | 73 | 81 | 64 | 71 | 32 | 28 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:25PM1.37m | 1:55AM1.10m | 2:18PM1.34m | 2:51AM1.10m | 3:15PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:55PM0.38m | 7:49AM0.43m | 9:01PM0.38m | 9:01AM0.43m | 9:58PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 23 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 23 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 4 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 12 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 33 | 36 | 64 | 101 | 99 | 102 | 88 | 73 | 81 | 64 | 71 | 32 | 28 | 31 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 117 | 117 | 117 | 153 | 570 | 616 | 323 | 316 | 316 | 316 | 1228 | 1219 | 356 | 1229 | 700 | 700 | 616 | 1219 | 356 | 1219 | 24 |
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