Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 4AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 24°C on Wed night, min 8°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | E 7 | SE 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 25 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 36 | 59 | 52 | 72 | 92 | 78 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:47PM1.24m | 11:05AM1.46m | 11:36PM1.17m | 11:53AM1.39m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:43PM0.13m | 4:38AM0.23m | 5:25PM0.22m | 5:14AM0.31m | 6:11PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 18 |
Feels °C | 25 | 23 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | E 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 7 | ESE 4 | E 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 78 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | N 3 | S 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 5 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 8 | E 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 2 | WNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | E 5 | SE 5 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | W 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 36 | 59 | 52 | 72 | 92 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 39 | 117 | 153 | 570 | 1228 | 570 | 1228 | 1229 | 1229 | 1229 | 570 | 446 | 446 | 1275 | 1275 | 1275 | 44 | 0 |
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