Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 8AM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NE by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 6 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:40AM1.55m | 7:55PM1.82m | 8:29AM1.62m | 8:43PM1.79m | 9:18AM1.64m | 9:31PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:40AM-0.14m | 1:44PM-0.08m | 2:29AM-0.18m | 2:36PM-0.09m | 3:15AM-0.19m | 3:26PM-0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | |  |  | | |  | | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 24 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | SE 11 | SE 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 13 | E 7 | E 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | S 6 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 18 | 16 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 699 | 2325 | 1585 | 2353 | 1262 | 963 | 839 | 839 | 963 | 20 | 25 | 100 | 117 | 2334 | 153 | 2336 | 831 | 965 | 570 | 570 | 570 | 1262 | 616 | 616 |
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