Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 4AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | ESE 8 | E 4 | ESE 12 | SE 4 | SSE 3 | S 5 | SSE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 56 | 40 | 56 | 31 | 43 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:58PM1.38m | 3:25AM1.09m | 3:55PM1.38m | 4:26AM1.11m | 4:51PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:41PM0.35m | 9:37AM0.37m | 10:35PM0.31m | 10:32AM0.33m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 25 |
Feels °C | 25 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 12 | E 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 20 | 21 | 34 | 31 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 7 | SE 12 | E 4 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 11 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 12 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | — | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | ESE 3 | E 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 3 | W 2 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 56 | 40 | 56 | — | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 13 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 446 | 192 | 336 | 336 | 320 | 319 | 320 | 356 | 54 | 570 | 2465 | 52 | 30 | 30 |
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