Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 3PM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
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 kJ | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 32 | 37 | 22 | 15 | 36 | 12 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:47AM1.46m | 7:05PM1.80m | 7:40AM1.55m | 7:55PM1.82m | 8:29AM1.62m | 8:43PM1.79m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:48PM-0.03m | 1:40AM-0.14m | 1:44PM-0.08m | 2:29AM-0.18m | 2:36PM-0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 3 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | SE 14 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 13 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | S 2 | S 4 | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 2 | NE 3 | — | SSW 5 | — | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | SSW 5 | — | NW 2 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 8 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 9 | — | 7 | 15 | 32 | — | — | — | 36 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 965 | 2329 | 2646 | 2646 | 2490 | 887 | 50 | 752 | 570 | 830 | 965 | 3421 | 1262 | 839 | 831 | 963 | 934 | 30 | 145 | 2548 | 111 | 20 | 117 |
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