Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 12AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sun night, light winds from the NE by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | ESE 7 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 33 | 24 | 87 | 165 | 253 | 383 | 650 | 631 | 516 | 516 | 402 | 217 | 134 | 128 | 94 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:57PM1.57m | 8:21AM1.73m | 8:38PM1.51m | 9:01AM1.69m | 9:18PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:11AM-0.05m | 2:41PM-0.04m | 2:50AM-0.00m | 3:23PM0.00m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 115 | 500 | 631 | 516 | 516 | 402 | 217 | 134 | 128 | 94 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 92 | 71 | 44 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 53 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 7 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NNE 3 | NNW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 24 | 87 | 165 | 253 | 383 | 650 | 236 | 206 | 110 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1362 | 1328 | 1317 | 1371 | 1362 | 1245 | 1245 | 1137 | 1137 | 142 | 74 | 83 | 162 | 45 | 186 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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