Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 4PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 19 | 33 | 36 | 40 | 41 | 28 | 27 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 26 | 13 | 39 | 66 | 81 | 84 | 135 | 129 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 12:21PM1.54m | 00:29AM1.43m | 1:10PM1.51m | 1:19AM1.32m | 1:58PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:18PM0.17m | 6:42AM0.06m | 7:16PM0.25m | 7:32AM0.16m | 8:19PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 35 | 6 |
Temp °C | 24 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 23 |
Feels °C | 19 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | S 6 | SE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 18 | 19 | 33 | 36 | 40 | 41 | 28 | 27 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 129 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 3 | SE 12 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 7 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 8 | — | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | SSW 3 | — | — | NNE 2 | ENE 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 13 | 39 | 66 | 81 | 84 | 135 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 85 | 39 | 100 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 45 | 570 | 867 | 831 | 699 | 365 | 403 | 1141 | 907 | 1219 | 1219 |
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