Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 1AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 24 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 27 | 55 | 50 | 37 | 51 | 62 | 48 | 37 | 28 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:06PM1.40m | 2:27AM1.12m | 2:58PM1.38m | 3:25AM1.09m | 3:55PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:39PM0.36m | 8:36AM0.37m | 9:41PM0.35m | 9:37AM0.37m | 10:35PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — |
mm | — | 27 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | E 5 | SSE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 9 | S 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 24 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 37 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | S 6 | SE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 12 | 6 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 8 | — | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 8 | S 15 | SE 9 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SE 14 | SE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | 11 | — | 3 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 27 | 55 | 50 | 37 | 51 | 62 | 48 | 37 | 28 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1275 | 55 | 179 | 273 | 403 | 831 | 167 | 13 | 1204 | 831 | 45 | 13 | 4 | 538 | 522 | 352 | 152 | 105 | 336 |
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