Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 1PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 10 | ESE 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 35 | 135 | 33 | 86 | 29 | 27 | 35 | 49 | 81 | 701 | 575 | 1432 | 878 | 943 | 937 | 785 | 637 | 559 | 573 | 551 | 1301 | 1203 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:37PM1.31m | 2:16AM1.10m | 2:31PM1.30m | 3:11AM1.15m | 3:25PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:59AM0.44m | 8:13PM0.35m | 8:17AM0.45m | 9:13PM0.31m | 9:25AM0.39m | 10:04PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 14 | 35 | 47 | 33 | 29 | 29 | — | — | 49 | 81 | 348 | 575 | 705 | 878 | 943 | 937 | 785 | 637 | 559 | 573 | 551 | 573 | 603 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | ENE 7 | — | E 6 | — | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | E 10 | — | E 11 | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | — | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 19 | 5 | 135 | — | 86 | — | 27 | 35 | — | — | 701 | — | 1432 | — | — | 19 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 8 | — | 1301 | 1203 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 963 | 963 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 1204 | 834 | 830 | 186 | 208 | 216 | 216 | 17 | 10 | 323 | 336 | 336 | 403 | 711 | 711 | 45 | 10 | 700 |
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