Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 10PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SW 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 23 | 25 | 51 | 47 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 82 | 106 | 360 | 169 | 173 | 186 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:53AM1.39m | 00:29AM1.12m | 12:44PM1.34m | 1:22AM1.09m | 1:37PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:11PM0.29m | 5:58AM0.39m | 7:09PM0.34m | 6:59AM0.44m | 8:13PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 16 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -3 | -2 | -3 | -1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 13 | 50 | 47 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 82 | — | 169 | 169 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | SE 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SW 5 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | E 7 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 25 | 23 | 25 | 51 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 21 | 9 | 106 | 360 | — | 173 | 186 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 451 | 451 | 1219 | 24 | 0 | 1532 | 403 | 186 | 831 | 831 | 831 | 831 | 831 | 842 | 316 | 316 | 356 | 963 | 965 | 1204 | 1262 |
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