Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 8AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 32 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 35 | 46 | 85 | 116 | 102 | 73 | 102 | 50 | 39 | 39 | 62 | 62 | 118 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross |
High Tide | 00:19AM1.34m | 12:51PM1.53m | 1:16AM1.29m | 1:47PM1.55m | 2:19AM1.24m | 2:49PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:19AM0.10m | 7:22PM0.27m | 7:16AM0.14m | 8:39PM0.26m | 8:29AM0.17m | 9:51PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 4 |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | S 6 |
| kJ | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | — | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 71 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SE 6 | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 4 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 32 | 5 | 8 | 5 | — | 35 | 46 | 85 | 116 | 102 | 73 | 102 | — | — | 39 | 62 | 62 | 118 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 4 | 4 | 175 | 177 | 2465 | 448 | 365 | 403 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 446 | 842 | 972 | 218 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 17 | 36 | 0 | 24 |
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