Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 8PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat night, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 17 | 30 | 66 | 80 | 152 | 70 | 57 | 48 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 39 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 17 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:30AM1.55m | 11:38PM1.55m | 12:21PM1.54m | 00:29AM1.43m | 1:10PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:26PM0.07m | 5:56AM-0.04m | 6:18PM0.17m | 6:42AM0.06m | 7:16PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — |
mm | — | 3 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 101 | 70 | 57 | 48 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 39 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 8 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 7 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | ENE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 |
| kJ | 9 | 17 | 30 | 66 | 80 | 152 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1275 | 3367 | 3376 | 111 | 100 | 41 | 24 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 100 | 175 | 195 | 195 | 195 |
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