Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 3PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri night, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 73 | 69 | 82 | 82 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 31 | 30 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 52 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:10AM1.47m | 8:22PM1.62m | 8:45AM1.52m | 8:58PM1.59m | 9:20AM1.57m | 9:36PM1.54m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:10AM-0.01m | 2:22PM0.08m | 2:47AM-0.03m | 3:04PM0.06m | 3:22AM-0.04m | 3:44PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 73 | 69 | 82 | 82 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 31 | 30 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | ENE 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | 28 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 10 | SE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | E 6 | E 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 2 | — | N 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 2 | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | 13 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 52 | 33 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 85 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 85 | 522 | 358 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 963 | 570 | 1509 | 2610 | 2354 | 40 |
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