Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 6AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 3s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 44 | 70 | 81 | 77 | 62 | 53 | 44 | 46 | 52 | 59 | 54 | 42 | 42 | 24 | 43 | 44 | 35 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:55AM1.61m | 11:06PM1.49m | 11:43AM1.56m | 11:55PM1.37m | 12:30PM1.50m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:37AM-0.09m | 4:59PM0.06m | 5:17AM0.02m | 5:46PM0.16m | 5:57AM0.13m | 6:36PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | E 4 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 77 | 62 | 53 | 44 | 46 | 52 | 59 | 54 | 42 | 42 | 24 | 2 | 44 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | S 6 | S 7 | — | S 13 | S 13 | SE 8 | SE 12 | E 4 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 30 | 33 | — | 3 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | E 4 | E 4 | SE 12 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 6 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | S 3 | S 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 44 | 70 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 3 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1574 | 2329 | 1227 | 1380 | 1574 | 3367 | 1330 | 1380 | 2325 | 459 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 175 | 142 | 24 |
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