Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 4PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 28 | 59 | 87 | 67 | 67 | 94 | 132 | 122 | 113 | 131 | 109 | 99 | 104 | 93 | 75 | 73 | 69 | 70 | 51 | 35 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:37PM1.60m | 8:04AM1.30m | 8:14PM1.61m | 8:41AM1.34m | 8:49PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:20PM0.18m | 2:05AM0.05m | 2:04PM0.16m | 2:44AM0.02m | 2:45PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 21 |
Feels °C | 24 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 28 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 132 | 122 | 113 | 131 | 109 | 99 | 104 | 93 | 75 | 73 | 69 | 70 | 51 | 35 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | — | SE 8 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 5 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 9 | SE 9 | — | — | E 8 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 | — | ENE 6 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 2 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | 19 | 59 | 87 | 67 | 67 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 963 | 1727 | 1699 | 271 | 1275 | 164 | 17 | 100 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 45 |
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