Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 10PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NE by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 40 | 34 | 20 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:47AM1.49m | 00:09AM1.22m | 12:35PM1.42m | 1:01AM1.15m | 1:25PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:58PM0.25m | 5:53AM0.30m | 6:50PM0.34m | 6:41AM0.38m | 7:55PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 7 | S 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 5 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 9 | E 5 | SE 13 | 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 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 4 | S 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 40 | 34 | 20 | 23 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1204 | 1219 | 1219 | 699 | 354 | 153 | 357 | 357 | 356 | 570 | 1204 | 363 | 403 | 40 | 30 | 83 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 831 | 403 |
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