Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 1PM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 34°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 5 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 5 | SE 14 | S 3 | SE 14 | S 5 | SE 13 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 32 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:42AM1.56m | 9:54PM1.76m | 10:36AM1.56m | 10:47PM1.66m | 11:30AM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:40AM-0.21m | 3:45PM-0.07m | 4:26AM-0.19m | 4:35PM-0.01m | 5:11AM-0.12m | 5:26PM0.07m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SSE 3 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 13 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 14 | — | SE 14 | — | SE 8 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 14 | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | — | 8 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 8 | SE 14 | E 9 | SE 13 | — | E 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 7 | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 2 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 5 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 5 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 153 | 153 | 1275 | 1219 | 1275 | 50 | 117 | 153 | 153 | 2325 | 2625 | 831 | 839 | 1275 | 1591 | 963 | 839 | 842 | 3341 | 2589 | 225 | 479 | 1322 |
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