Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (23 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 12AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 5 | SE 12 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 32 | 21 | 20 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:55PM1.38m | 4:26AM1.11m | 4:51PM1.42m | 5:23AM1.17m | 5:44PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:35PM0.31m | 10:32AM0.33m | 11:23PM0.25m | 11:22AM0.28m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ESE 5 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 3 | ESE 12 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 17 | 21 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 16 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 13 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 9 | SE 13 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 12 | SE 8 | ESE 12 | E 7 | SE 7 | E 7 | — | SE 12 | SE 9 | ESE 7 | S 6 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 4 | — | 21 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 5 | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | W 2 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | S 6 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 32 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 459 | 357 | 357 | 249 | 570 | 612 | 570 | 1703 | 52 | 167 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 24 | 40 | 0 | 37 | 40 | 0 |
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