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) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 3AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 173 | 131 | 117 | 75 | 54 | 28 | 31 | 36 | 51 | 36 | 35 | 41 | 50 | 88 | 47 | 36 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:18PM1.42m | 9:40AM1.63m | 10:01PM1.33m | 10:21AM1.55m | 10:47PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:23PM0.00m | 3:27AM0.06m | 4:03PM0.06m | 4:03AM0.15m | 4:43PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 173 | 131 | 117 | 75 | 54 | 28 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 57 | 47 | 36 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 8 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 18 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 2 | ENE 6 | E 6 | — | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | S 11 | E 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NW 2 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | WSW 2 | W 3 | WNW 2 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 36 | 51 | 36 | 35 | 41 | 50 | 88 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 316 | 522 | 479 | 479 | 312 | 312 | 312 | 156 | 24 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 39 |
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