Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 2PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 34 | 39 | 71 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 31 | 37 | 42 | 47 | 89 | 73 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:21AM1.55m | 10:47PM1.24m | 11:05AM1.46m | 11:36PM1.17m | 11:53AM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:03AM0.15m | 4:43PM0.13m | 4:38AM0.23m | 5:25PM0.22m | 5:14AM0.31m | 6:11PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 4 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 9 | S 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 39 | 33 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 73 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NNW 3 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | — | — | S 11 | SE 10 | S 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | S 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 8 | — | E 8 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | WSW 3 | S 6 | — | W 2 | WNW 3 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NE 2 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | W 3 |
| kJ | 34 | 3 | 71 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 5 | — | — | 4 | 7 | 13 | 31 | 37 | 42 | 47 | 89 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 312 | 41 | 30 | 30 | 83 | 39 | 117 | 831 | 570 | 1228 | 360 | 356 | 1229 | 965 | 553 | 534 | 446 | 446 | 522 | 1219 | 403 | 356 | 83 |
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