Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 7AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SE by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 29 | 28 | 27 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 32 | 18 | 39 | 73 | 115 | 145 | 150 | 123 | 145 | 345 | 477 | 228 | 289 | 309 | 304 | 352 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:29AM1.43m | 1:10PM1.51m | 1:19AM1.32m | 1:58PM1.48m | 2:09AM1.22m | 2:47PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:42AM0.06m | 7:16PM0.25m | 7:32AM0.16m | 8:19PM0.30m | 8:25AM0.23m | 9:20PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 32 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 24 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | E 12 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 29 | 28 | 27 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 150 | 123 | 111 | 239 | 228 | 228 | 195 | — | 304 | 352 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 12 | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 8 | S 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 32 | 18 | 39 | 73 | 115 | 145 | — | — | 145 | 345 | 477 | — | 289 | 309 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 4 | 20 | 117 | 570 | 570 | 867 | 831 | 403 | 249 | 1219 | 1219 | 1219 | 1219 | 0 | 164 | 195 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 4 |
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