Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 8AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 12 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 74 | 97 | 112 | 115 | 113 | 121 | 138 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 9:59AM1.59m | 10:19PM1.47m | 10:42AM1.60m | 11:08PM1.39m | 11:32AM1.59m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:56AM-0.03m | 4:26PM0.08m | 4:31AM0.01m | 5:10PM0.12m | 5:10AM0.06m | 6:02PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  | | |  | | |  | |  |  |  | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 30 | 32 | 26 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — |
| kJ | 16 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 51 | 43 | 58 | 57 | 50 | 47 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 13 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | SSE 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | E 3 | E 4 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 23 | 74 | 97 | 112 | 115 | 113 | 121 | 138 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 570 | 700 | 965 | 570 | 1227 | 1227 | 1375 | 403 | 570 | 570 | 570 | 606 | 284 | 83 | 105 | 187 | 262 | 446 | 496 | 203 | 201 | 839 | 195 |
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