Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 5PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 47 | 39 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:12AM1.80m | 9:50PM1.42m | 10:04AM1.74m | 10:49PM1.36m | 11:04AM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:58PM-0.09m | 3:54AM-0.03m | 4:49PM-0.05m | 4:44AM0.04m | 5:44PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 7 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 47 | 39 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 7 | SE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | SE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 2 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 356 | 1698 | 931 | 428 | 1698 | 232 | 284 | 284 | 699 | 931 | 263 | 241 | 189 | 263 | 284 | 284 | 284 | 616 | 167 | 167 |
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