Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 7PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sun night, min 13°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, fresh winds from the NE by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 26 | 39 | 64 | 73 | 57 | 84 | 70 | 56 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 67 | 70 | 51 | 51 | 114 | 91 | 110 | 187 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:18PM1.34m | 2:51AM1.10m | 3:15PM1.34m | 3:51AM1.13m | 4:12PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:01PM0.38m | 9:01AM0.43m | 9:58PM0.33m | 10:01AM0.38m | 10:47PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 67 | 70 | 51 | 51 | 60 | 49 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | ESE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 7 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 5 | — | 12 | 5 | — | — | 3 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 4 | SE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 4 | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | E 8 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 33 | 26 | 39 | 64 | 73 | 57 | 84 | 70 | 56 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 5 | — | 3 | 9 | 114 | 91 | 110 | 187 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1227 | 1228 | 1228 | 356 | 356 | 700 | 700 | 700 | 356 | 699 | 931 | 931 | 24 | 4 | 136 | 205 | 446 | 831 | 963 | 356 | 831 |
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