Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 1AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu night, min 22°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the S by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 5 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 24 | 71 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:54PM1.76m | 10:36AM1.56m | 10:47PM1.66m | 11:30AM1.55m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:45PM-0.07m | 4:26AM-0.19m | 4:35PM-0.01m | 5:11AM-0.12m | 5:26PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 31 | 32 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 31 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 5 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 8 | SE 14 | — | — | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | — | — | — | SE 13 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | 7 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 2 | N 2 | — | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | — | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | — | 71 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1275 | 39 | 153 | 1275 | 1262 | 839 | 842 | 831 | 831 | 867 | 839 | 842 | 1275 | 839 | 3341 | 2465 | 1380 | 169 | 263 |
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