Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 5AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 38 | 47 | 46 | 47 | 141 | 52 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 107 | 86 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 33 | 32 | 38 | 29 | 56 | 34 | 29 | 29 | 15 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:34AM1.41m | 7:46PM1.62m | 8:10AM1.47m | 8:22PM1.62m | 8:45AM1.52m | 8:58PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:31AM0.04m | 1:39PM0.12m | 2:10AM-0.01m | 2:22PM0.08m | 2:47AM-0.03m | 3:04PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 38 | 47 | 46 | 47 | 50 | 52 | 38 | 38 | 24 | 107 | 86 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 33 | 32 | 38 | 29 | 56 | 34 | 29 | 29 | 15 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | E 10 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 23 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 12 | — | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 6 | S 6 | — | NE 4 | ENE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 9 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | SSE 2 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 141 | 48 | 34 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 24 | 226 | 317 | 1219 | 1219 | 756 | 24 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 192 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 117 | 177 | 177 | 177 |
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