Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 9AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 8 | E 4 | ESE 4 | SE 12 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 48 | 27 | 66 | 30 | 29 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 33 | 32 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:27AM1.12m | 2:58PM1.38m | 3:25AM1.09m | 3:55PM1.38m | 4:26AM1.11m | 4:51PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:36AM0.37m | 9:41PM0.35m | 9:37AM0.37m | 10:35PM0.31m | 10:32AM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 25 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | S 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 4 | SSE 4 | E 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 43 | 30 | 29 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 7 | E 4 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 11 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | N 3 | NNE 3 | — | ENE 6 | — | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 2 | ESE 5 | ESE 3 | E 4 | — | — | SSE 5 | W 2 | W 3 |
| kJ | 12 | 25 | 5 | 4 | — | 48 | — | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 10 | — | — | 22 | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 284 | 363 | 363 | 831 | 201 | 970 | 208 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 45 | 143 | 355 | 249 | 312 | 249 | 262 | 54 | 354 | 111 | 30 | 30 | 24 | 24 |
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