Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 7PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 121 | 114 | 126 | 240 | 104 | 146 | 210 | 359 | 616 | 258 | 215 | 144 | 158 | 151 | 112 | 85 | 92 | 94 | 92 | 41 | 38 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:58PM1.48m | 2:09AM1.22m | 2:47PM1.45m | 3:02AM1.15m | 3:38PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:19PM0.30m | 8:25AM0.23m | 9:20PM0.31m | 9:20AM0.27m | 10:16PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — |
mm | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 24 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 12 | — | SSE 6 | S 6 | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | S 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | 115 | 104 | — | — | 241 | 266 | 258 | 215 | 144 | 158 | 151 | 112 | 85 | 92 | 94 | — | 30 | 38 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | SE 8 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | W 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 2 | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | — |
| kJ | 121 | 114 | 126 | 240 | — | 146 | 210 | 359 | 616 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 92 | 41 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1219 | 1219 | 1219 | 58 | 169 | 249 | 195 | 446 | 20 | 17 | 24 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 195 | 175 | 17 |
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