Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 1PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 31 | 39 | 35 | 30 | 30 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 20 | 73 | 33 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:45AM1.52m | 8:58PM1.59m | 9:20AM1.57m | 9:36PM1.54m | 9:59AM1.59m | 10:19PM1.47m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:47AM-0.03m | 3:04PM0.06m | 3:22AM-0.04m | 3:44PM0.06m | 3:56AM-0.03m | 4:26PM0.08m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 31 | 39 | 35 | 30 | 30 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 40 | 33 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | — | SSE 6 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | S 5 | E 5 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | S 7 | — | — | ENE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | E 5 | — | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 2 | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | — | ENE 2 | E 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | S 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 7 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 20 | 73 | — | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | 11 | 6 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 13 | 20 | 30 | 534 | 570 | 83 | 153 | 153 | 241 | 570 | 570 | 2465 | 2336 | 76 | 45 | 117 | 153 | 153 | 570 | 831 | 1227 | 1227 |
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