Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (20 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 10PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.7m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Wed morning, light winds from the NNE by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 471 | 480 | 1301 | 947 | 832 | 761 | 791 | 887 | 1046 | 904 | 787 | 685 | 554 | 464 | 380 | 380 | 325 | 263 | 166 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:25PM1.32m | 4:05AM1.23m | 4:20PM1.36m | 4:55AM1.34m | 5:11PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:04PM0.24m | 10:21AM0.31m | 10:48PM0.15m | 11:11AM0.21m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 471 | 480 | 551 | 757 | 832 | 761 | 791 | 887 | 1046 | 904 | 787 | 685 | 554 | 464 | 380 | 380 | 325 | 263 | 166 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 1301 | 947 | 76 | 27 | 20 | 10 | — | 13 | 17 | 24 | 29 | 28 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 20 | 700 | 700 | 700 | 700 | 711 | 700 | 700 | 700 | 700 | 700 | 700 | 700 | 700 | 50 | 101 | 4 | 186 |
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