Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 6PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 70 | 238 | 107 | 153 | 123 | 126 | 123 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 50 | 53 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 56 | 36 | 35 | 27 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:59PM1.47m | 6:23AM1.59m | 6:44PM1.51m | 7:04AM1.70m | 7:27PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:58AM0.11m | 00:11AM-0.00m | 12:46PM0.02m | 00:53AM-0.05m | 1:33PM-0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 5 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 48 | 120 | 107 | 153 | 123 | 126 | 123 | 47 | 10 | 9 | 47 | 48 | 50 | 53 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 56 | 36 | 35 | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | E 7 | E 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 75 | — | — | — | 21 | 19 | 46 | 46 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 3 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 70 | 238 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 213 | 4 | 10 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 4 |
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