Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 4PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 12 | 19 | 40 | 34 | 27 | 29 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 45 | 49 | 62 | 90 | 99 | 82 |
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 | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 12:35PM1.42m | 1:01AM1.15m | 1:25PM1.37m | 1:55AM1.10m | 2:18PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:50PM0.34m | 6:41AM0.38m | 7:55PM0.38m | 7:49AM0.43m | 9:01PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 19 | 40 | 34 | 27 | 29 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 45 | 49 | 62 | 90 | 99 | 82 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 357 | 570 | 1204 | 356 | 360 | 354 | 0 | 50 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 528 | 570 | 534 | 612 | 316 | 316 | 316 | 1228 | 1219 | 356 |
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