Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 10AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 66 | 94 | 160 | 194 | 131 | 143 | 150 | 100 | 79 | 65 | 75 | 104 | 87 | 82 | 60 | 55 | 39 | 25 | 24 | 15 | 24 | 16 | 23 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:00AM1.49m | 11:10PM1.69m | 11:57AM1.49m | 00:06AM1.59m | 12:52PM1.49m | 1:00AM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:50AM-0.16m | 4:53PM0.02m | 5:40AM-0.10m | 5:48PM0.10m | 6:31AM-0.03m | 6:48PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | 8:29 |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | — | SE 15 | SE 14 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 6 |
| kJ | 9 | — | 8 | 8 | 131 | 143 | 150 | 100 | 79 | 65 | 75 | 104 | 87 | 82 | 60 | 55 | 39 | 25 | 24 | 15 | 24 | 16 | 23 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | — | E 6 | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | SE 13 | E 6 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | — | — | — | SE 12 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 2 |
| kJ | 66 | 94 | 160 | 194 | 16 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1275 | 752 | 839 | 195 | 744 | 1381 | 225 | 169 | 41 | 37 | 37 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 41 | 41 | 30 | 40 | 41 | 83 |
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