Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 9AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 29 | 36 | 34 | 34 | 38 | 48 | 46 | 35 | 54 | 87 | 62 | 43 | 62 | 36 | 72 | 82 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:56AM1.33m | 7:09PM1.59m | 7:34AM1.41m | 7:46PM1.62m | 8:10AM1.47m | 8:22PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:51AM0.11m | 12:55PM0.16m | 1:31AM0.04m | 1:39PM0.12m | 2:10AM-0.01m | 2:22PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 25 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 29 | 36 | 34 | 34 | 38 | 48 | 46 | 35 | 50 | 52 | 38 | 38 | 26 | 31 | 72 | 82 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | 36 | 23 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | NNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 54 | 87 | 62 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 831 | 153 | 153 | 117 | 153 | 842 | 831 | 36 | 24 | 24 | 317 | 317 | 459 | 1219 | 273 | 100 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 45 |
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