Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 3AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 26). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 67mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NE on Sun morning, light winds from the W by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 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) | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1054 | 937 | 791 | 749 | 625 | 497 | 1219 | 1274 | 546 | 335 | 265 | 202 | 129 | 128 | 108 | 49 | 37 | 41 | 42 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:53PM1.60m | 8:12AM1.68m | 8:33PM1.58m | 8:50AM1.72m | 9:15PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:10AM-0.06m | 2:42PM-0.02m | 2:49AM-0.06m | 3:26PM-0.02m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 2 | — | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 1054 | 937 | 791 | 749 | 625 | 497 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 5 | 39 | 128 | 95 | 49 | 25 | 41 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | SE 6 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 196 | 200 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 32 | 30 | 26 | 42 | 37 | 15 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ENE 5 | ESE 6 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 |
| kJ | 105 | 116 | 140 | 143 | 133 | 157 | 1219 | 1274 | 546 | 335 | 265 | 202 | 129 | 69 | 108 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 711 | 699 | 700 | 700 | 700 | 456 | 460 | 538 | 142 | 538 | 459 | 459 | 100 | 167 | 45 | 105 | 76 | 105 | 4 |
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