Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 4AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, strong winds from the S by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 32 | 18 | 54 | 77 | 127 | 171 | 206 | 235 | 229 | 204 | 118 | 99 | 77 | 63 | 67 | 75 | 81 | 87 | 61 | 55 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:01AM1.50m | 10:13PM1.79m | 11:00AM1.49m | 11:10PM1.69m | 11:57AM1.49m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:00AM-0.20m | 4:00PM-0.04m | 4:50AM-0.16m | 4:53PM0.02m | 5:40AM-0.10m | 5:48PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 23 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | S 4 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 16 | — | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 15 | 9 | 18 | 22 | 5 | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 118 | 99 | 77 | 63 | 67 | 75 | 81 | 87 | 61 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 7 | S 4 | S 16 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | E 12 | — | E 8 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 13 |
| kJ | — | 15 | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 5 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 2 | W 3 | W 4 | W 3 |
| kJ | 18 | 3 | 3 | — | 32 | 18 | 54 | 77 | 127 | 171 | 206 | 235 | 229 | 204 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 570 | 598 | 177 | 177 | 831 | 570 | 757 | 1275 | 1275 | 1262 | 842 | 839 | 2336 | 1380 | 1332 | 284 | 37 | 24 | 25 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 37 |
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