Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 2AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 73 | 69 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 33 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:46PM1.62m | 8:10AM1.47m | 8:22PM1.62m | 8:45AM1.52m | 8:58PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:10AM-0.01m | 2:22PM0.08m | 2:47AM-0.03m | 3:04PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 73 | 69 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 33 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 4 | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 24 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | N 3 | — | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 13 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1219 | 54 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 136 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 177 | 30 | 148 |
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