Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 5AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 45 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:47AM1.46m | 7:05PM1.80m | 7:40AM1.55m | 7:55PM1.82m | 8:29AM1.62m | 8:43PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:48AM-0.07m | 12:48PM-0.03m | 1:40AM-0.14m | 1:44PM-0.08m | 2:29AM-0.18m | 2:36PM-0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 18 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | S 5 | S 14 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | — | SW 2 | — | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 4 | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 7 | — | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 45 | 37 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 965 | 965 | 700 | 2646 | 100 | 2646 | 100 | 153 | 2325 | 117 | 1585 | 963 | 1262 | 887 | 839 | 839 | 700 | 934 | 100 | 2352 | 2548 | 3399 | 865 | 839 |
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