Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 1PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Mon morning, light winds from the NNW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 120 | 74 | 62 | 43 | 44 | 35 | 35 | 40 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 13 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 20 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:50AM1.72m | 9:15PM1.52m | 9:31AM1.73m | 10:02PM1.45m | 10:19AM1.70m | 10:57PM1.37m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:49AM-0.06m | 3:26PM-0.02m | 3:28AM-0.04m | 4:11PM-0.00m | 4:09AM0.00m | 4:59PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 17 | 74 | 62 | 26 | 44 | 35 | 35 | 40 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 13 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 20 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | S 5 | — | — | SE 10 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 1 | 36 | 35 | 43 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 6 | SE 14 | SE 10 | SSE 6 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 7 | S 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 6 |
| kJ | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | NNE 4 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | NNW 2 | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 3 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 120 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 140 | 117 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 143 | 177 | 100 | 72 |
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