Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (26 Aug):
- 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 10PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| 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 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 26 | 34 | 34 | 38 | 48 | 46 | 47 | 50 | 59 | 61 | 38 | 47 | 44 | 35 | 44 | 43 | 54 | 33 | 32 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:09PM1.59m | 7:34AM1.41m | 7:46PM1.62m | 8:10AM1.47m | 8:22PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:31AM0.04m | 1:39PM0.12m | 2:10AM-0.01m | 2:22PM0.08m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 26 | 34 | 34 | 38 | 48 | 46 | 47 | 50 | 52 | 38 | 20 | 47 | 44 | 20 | 25 | 43 | 54 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 44 | 18 | 13 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 6 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 42 | 59 | 61 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 963 | 220 | 175 | 177 | 317 | 241 | 320 | 1219 | 1219 | 756 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
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