Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 7PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 | S 4 | S 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 69 | 189 | 363 | 579 | 634 | 571 | 540 | 286 | 280 | 186 | 134 | 96 | 96 | 75 | 49 | 47 | 33 | 32 | 54 | 38 | 37 |
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 | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:21AM1.73m | 8:38PM1.51m | 9:01AM1.69m | 9:18PM1.42m | 9:40AM1.63m | 10:01PM1.33m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:41PM-0.04m | 2:50AM-0.00m | 3:23PM0.00m | 3:27AM0.06m | 4:03PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 297 | 634 | 571 | 540 | 286 | 280 | 186 | 134 | 96 | 96 | 75 | 49 | 47 | 33 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 554 | — | — | 86 | 70 | 56 | 43 | 30 | 21 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | E 11 | — | E 11 | — | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 82 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | — | — | ENE 5 | — | NNE 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | — | — | SSE 8 | S 7 | S 4 | S 5 |
| kJ | 69 | 189 | 363 | 579 | — | — | 133 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 32 | 54 | 38 | 37 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1137 | 1317 | 1137 | 1088 | 64 | 83 | 167 | 45 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 46 | 317 | 175 | 195 | 403 |
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