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), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 2PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSE 4 | SE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | SSE 9 | NE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 15 | 16 | 28 | 40 | 105 | 54 | 37 | 28 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 49 | 172 | 204 | 263 | 311 | 269 | 333 | 430 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:53AM1.39m | 00:29AM1.12m | 12:44PM1.34m | 1:22AM1.09m | 1:37PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:14AM0.31m | 6:11PM0.29m | 5:58AM0.39m | 7:09PM0.34m | 6:59AM0.44m | 8:13PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | -2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | S 7 | S 7 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 62 | 54 | 37 | 28 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | 263 | 311 | 269 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 7 | S 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | — | E 7 | — | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSW 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NNE 4 | — | — | ESE 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 15 | 15 | 28 | 40 | 105 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 43 | 25 | 24 | 44 | 50 | 49 | 172 | 204 | 10 | — | — | 333 | 430 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 284 | 263 | 451 | 451 | 1219 | 30 | 0 | 139 | 403 | 227 | 186 | 700 | 831 | 867 | 867 | 367 | 360 | 323 | 963 | 963 | 316 | 1204 | 589 |
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