Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 1AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 88mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu night, near gales from the NE by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 11 | ESE 12 | E 11 | ESE 12 | E 11 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2253 | 1863 | 2472 | 1216 | 2366 | 1447 | 3481 | 3541 | 1471 | 1613 | 1964 | 3504 | 2071 | 2135 | 1903 | 1488 | 1141 | 990 | 703 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:36PM1.56m | 7:00AM1.52m | 7:15PM1.59m | 7:36AM1.61m | 7:53PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:52AM0.03m | 1:13PM0.07m | 1:31AM-0.03m | 1:57PM0.02m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 1427 | 1452 | 1517 | 1216 | 1421 | 1447 | 1694 | 1824 | 1471 | 1613 | 1964 | 2862 | 2071 | 2135 | 1903 | 1488 | 1141 | 990 | 703 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | 35 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | ESE 12 | E 11 | NE 4 | E 11 | NE 4 | E 12 | E 12 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | E 12 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 2253 | 1863 | 2472 | 16 | 2366 | 28 | 3481 | 3541 | 29 | 84 | 145 | 3504 | 124 | 116 | 111 | 100 | 113 | 91 | 87 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 352 | 352 | 240 | 403 | 834 | 834 | 830 | 830 | 711 | 700 | 700 | 700 | 700 | 700 | 700 | 700 | 700 | 699 | 699 |
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