Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 2AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun night, min 21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 30 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 36 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:58PM1.59m | 9:20AM1.57m | 9:36PM1.54m | 9:59AM1.59m | 10:19PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:04PM0.06m | 3:22AM-0.04m | 3:44PM0.06m | 3:56AM-0.03m | 4:26PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||
 |  | |  | |  |  | |  |  |  |  | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 30 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 21 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | E 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | E 5 | S 6 | — | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 6 | — | SSW 2 | — | — | — | SSW 2 | S 4 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 2 | — |
| kJ | — | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 117 | 30 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 700 | 522 | 570 | 2465 | 0 | 20 | 117 | 153 | 153 | 570 | 839 | 831 | 970 | 1227 |
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