Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 7PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 73 | 121 | 110 | 146 | 135 | 103 | 141 | 56 | 58 | 38 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:56PM1.68m | 6:32AM1.54m | 6:49PM1.73m | 7:21AM1.64m | 7:36PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:41AM0.05m | 00:28AM-0.05m | 12:36PM-0.01m | 1:16AM-0.11m | 1:28PM-0.06m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 103 | 89 | 56 | 12 | 38 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | SE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 8 | — | SE 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | WSW 3 | SSW 7 | W 3 | SSW 7 | WSW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 73 | 121 | 110 | 146 | 135 | 7 | 141 | 1 | 58 | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 322 | 965 | 931 | 931 | 459 | 522 | 522 | 522 | 2536 | 1262 | 1262 | 360 | 931 | 931 | 1088 | 522 | 30 | 24 | 54 | 24 | 76 |
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