Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 4AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun night, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 6 | SE 12 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 30 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
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-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:51PM1.42m | 5:23AM1.17m | 5:44PM1.48m | 6:13AM1.24m | 6:29PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:23PM0.25m | 11:22AM0.28m | 00:08AM0.18m | 12:09PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 5 | SE 11 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 13 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 30 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 18 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 11 | SSE 3 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 14 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 4 | SE 8 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | S 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | NW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 356 | 169 | 52 | 30 | 24 | 30 | 24 | 24 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 20 | 30 | 4 | 117 | 153 | 30 | 40 | 83 |
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