Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 2AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the S by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 29 | 26 | 34 | 34 | 38 | 48 | 46 | 47 | 54 | 87 | 62 | 42 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:29PM1.54m | 6:56AM1.33m | 7:09PM1.59m | 7:34AM1.41m | 7:46PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:51AM0.11m | 12:55PM0.16m | 1:31AM0.04m | 1:39PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 29 | 26 | 34 | 34 | 38 | 48 | 46 | 47 | 50 | 62 | 38 | 38 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 54 | 87 | 62 | 42 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 356 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 117 | 153 | 1219 | 831 | 30 | 24 | 218 | 317 | 317 | 1219 | 1219 | 356 | 24 |
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