Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 1AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 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 (19 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri night, min 14°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 35 | 29 | 47 | 95 | 93 | 102 | 88 | 73 | 66 | 36 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 25 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off |
High Tide | 1:55AM1.10m | 2:18PM1.34m | 2:51AM1.10m | 3:15PM1.34m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:55PM0.38m | 7:49AM0.43m | 9:01PM0.38m | 9:01AM0.43m | 9:58PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 27 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 5 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 28 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | S 4 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 18 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 4 | SE 9 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 17 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 2 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 35 | 29 | 47 | 95 | 93 | 102 | 88 | 73 | 66 | 36 | 30 | 31 | 5 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 153 | 153 | 616 | 616 | 323 | 316 | 316 | 316 | 1228 | 1227 | 356 | 356 | 700 | 700 | 616 | 358 | 1219 | 24 | 0 |
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