
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 5AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 4 | SE 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 56 | 33 | 36 | 30 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 29 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:50AM1.71m | 9:04PM1.62m | 9:33AM1.69m | 9:47PM1.53m | 10:17AM1.64m | 10:32PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:44AM-0.13m | 3:04PM-0.05m | 3:24AM-0.08m | 3:48PM-0.01m | 4:01AM-0.01m | 4:30PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | SE 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
6 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | — | 15 | 27 | 31 | 36 | 30 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 6 | SE 5 |
8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 |
2 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 |
— | — | — | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 570 | 757 | 972 | 1219 | 1227 | 1227 | 448 | 322 | 225 | 154 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 30 | 24 | 24 | 83 | 20 | 363 | 363 | 145 | 831 | 403 |
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