Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 4PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 21°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the S by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 4 | S 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 29 | 61 | 58 | 50 | 48 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 43 | 40 | 90 | 105 | 36 | 35 | 46 | 45 | 43 | 49 | 83 | 37 | 34 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:41AM1.34m | 8:49PM1.60m | 9:17AM1.37m | 9:24PM1.57m | 9:54AM1.40m | 10:00PM1.53m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:45PM0.14m | 3:20AM-0.00m | 3:25PM0.14m | 3:55AM-0.01m | 4:04PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 29 | 61 | 58 | 50 | 48 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 43 | 40 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 35 | 46 | 45 | 43 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 9 | E 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 29 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 9 | E 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NNE 3 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 4 | S 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 90 | 105 | 18 | 14 | 12 | — | — | 49 | 83 | 37 | 34 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 45 | 45 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 175 | 195 | 195 | 175 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 175 | 195 | 831 | 831 | 365 |
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