Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 7AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SSE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:26AM1.11m | 4:51PM1.42m | 5:23AM1.17m | 5:44PM1.48m | 6:13AM1.24m | 6:29PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:32AM0.33m | 11:23PM0.25m | 11:22AM0.28m | 00:08AM0.18m | 12:09PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | E 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | ESE 6 | SE 11 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 10 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 19 | 11 | 25 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | ESE 8 | E 5 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SSE 9 | SE 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 12 | E 7 | — | ESE 7 | SE 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | SE 11 | S 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 4 | — | 10 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 2 | ESE 2 | ESE 5 | SSE 2 | S 3 | W 2 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | W 3 | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | W 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 249 | 354 | 403 | 570 | 262 | 357 | 284 | 37 | 30 | 24 | 24 | 30 | 24 | 24 | 30 | 25 | 47 | 41 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 20 | 30 |
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