Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 7PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 5 | S 5 | ESE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 32 | 21 | 40 | 21 | 27 | 40 | 62 | 42 | 35 | 35 | 27 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:40AM1.63m | 10:01PM1.33m | 10:21AM1.55m | 10:47PM1.24m | 11:05AM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:03PM0.06m | 4:03AM0.15m | 4:43PM0.13m | 4:38AM0.23m | 5:25PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 7 | E 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | ESE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 32 | 21 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 37 | 42 | 35 | 35 | 27 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | E 6 | — | E 5 | E 5 | — | E 5 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 4 | SE 10 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | WSW 3 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 8 | E 7 | SE 10 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 7 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | W 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | — | ESE 2 | ESE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 40 | 21 | 27 | 40 | 62 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 13 | — | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 522 | 570 | 570 | 356 | 312 | 312 | 312 | 30 | 177 | 30 | 30 | 39 | 50 | 756 | 1228 | 570 | 570 | 570 | 612 | 570 | 522 |
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