Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 9AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 5 | SE 7 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:20AM1.57m | 9:36PM1.54m | 9:59AM1.59m | 10:19PM1.47m | 10:42AM1.60m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:22AM-0.04m | 3:44PM0.06m | 3:56AM-0.03m | 4:26PM0.08m | 4:31AM0.01m | 5:10PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 |
22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 17 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | S 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | ESE 3 | S 4 | S 4 | — | S 4 | S 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 5 |
2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | E 5 | — | S 6 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | S 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 13 |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 7 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 153 | 153 | 522 | 522 | 570 | 2465 | 30 | 20 | 117 | 153 | 570 | 570 | 839 | 831 | 970 | 1227 | 403 | 403 | 570 | 570 | 363 | 356 | 100 | 100 |
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