Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 10AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 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 (08 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 29 | 34 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:13AM1.60m | 6:29PM1.60m | 6:59AM1.68m | 7:14PM1.60m | 7:41AM1.73m | 7:57PM1.57m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:22PM0.01m | 00:48AM-0.08m | 1:11PM-0.03m | 1:31AM-0.08m | 1:57PM-0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | SE 9 | E 8 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | W 2 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 29 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 700 | 934 | 700 | 700 | 934 | 570 | 85 | 117 | 153 | 153 | 570 | 700 | 1229 | 861 | 2264 | 1610 | 1626 | 2297 | 1663 | 1663 | 1805 | 1428 | 2264 |
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