Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 4PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue night, light winds from the WNW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 20 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 37 | 31 | 25 | 28 | 40 | 94 | 124 | 245 | 340 | 219 | 158 | 134 | 112 | 109 | 120 | 134 | 117 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:57PM1.56m | 7:24AM1.26m | 7:37PM1.60m | 8:04AM1.30m | 8:14PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:34PM0.21m | 1:23AM0.10m | 1:20PM0.18m | 2:05AM0.05m | 2:04PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — |
mm | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 24 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 28 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 219 | 158 | 134 | 112 | 109 | 1 | 134 | 117 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | S 7 | WNW 3 | — | E 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 59 | 1 | — | 1 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 6 | E 6 | — | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | SSE 7 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 20 | 40 | 37 | 31 | 25 | 26 | 40 | 94 | 124 | 245 | 340 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 120 | 1 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 355 | 845 | 970 | 320 | 312 | 312 | 356 | 963 | 1699 | 1275 | 1262 | 106 | 17 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 156 | 19 | 24 | 20 |
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