Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 2PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 28 | 27 | 16 | 15 | 24 | 34 | 32 | 16 | 22 | 31 | 44 | 75 | 201 | 194 | 181 | 212 | 320 | 520 | 228 | 228 | 283 | 880 | 426 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:10PM1.51m | 1:19AM1.32m | 1:58PM1.48m | 2:09AM1.22m | 2:47PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:42AM0.06m | 7:16PM0.25m | 7:32AM0.16m | 8:19PM0.30m | 8:25AM0.23m | 9:20PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 24 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 12 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | SE 8 | — | E 12 | — | — | S 7 | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | S 9 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 28 | 27 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | 181 | — | 217 | 251 | 228 | — | — | 380 | 426 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 12 | SE 8 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | SE 12 | — | — | — | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | — | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 24 | 34 | 32 | 16 | 22 | 31 | 44 | 75 | 201 | 194 | — | 212 | 320 | 520 | — | 228 | 283 | 880 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 20 | 50 | 1709 | 867 | 963 | 220 | 365 | 403 | 232 | 1219 | 1219 | 1219 | 1219 | 448 | 1243 | 195 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
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