Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 8PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri night, light winds from the N by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 38 | 28 | 53 | 51 | 75 | 61 | 55 | 48 | 48 | 35 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:05AM1.46m | 11:36PM1.17m | 11:53AM1.39m | 00:29AM1.12m | 12:44PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:25PM0.22m | 5:14AM0.31m | 6:11PM0.29m | 5:58AM0.39m | 7:09PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 7 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 7 | SE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 75 | 61 | 55 | 48 | 48 | 35 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 5 | E 5 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | — | NE 4 | E 5 | E 7 | E 5 | — | E 7 | E 9 | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | NE 5 | SE 9 | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | ENE 4 | — | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 38 | 28 | 53 | 51 | — | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 24 | 31 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 570 | 1228 | 316 | 1229 | 553 | 525 | 249 | 446 | 451 | 1275 | 1219 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 223 | 403 | 403 | 831 | 831 | 867 | 354 |
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