Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 5PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun morning, light winds from the ENE by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SSE 5 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 72 | 43 | 47 | 85 | 72 | 59 | 47 | 34 | 34 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:36AM1.56m | 10:47PM1.66m | 11:30AM1.55m | 11:38PM1.55m | 12:21PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:35PM-0.01m | 5:11AM-0.12m | 5:26PM0.07m | 5:56AM-0.04m | 6:18PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | S 5 | SE 13 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 7 | 47 | 85 | 72 | 59 | 47 | 34 | 34 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | SE 13 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 14 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 5 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | S 6 | S 6 | SW 3 | W 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | NNW 2 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | — | 72 | 43 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2625 | 831 | 831 | 831 | 839 | 831 | 963 | 1275 | 1275 | 2465 | 76 | 553 | 254 | 100 | 54 | 76 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 20 |
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