Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (20 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 12AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 36 | 40 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 16 | 16 | 26 | 15 | 32 | 17 | 28 | 56 | 69 | 97 | 90 | 80 | 88 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:29AM1.43m | 1:10PM1.51m | 1:19AM1.32m | 1:58PM1.48m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:18PM0.17m | 6:42AM0.06m | 7:16PM0.25m | 7:32AM0.16m | 8:19PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 38 | 3 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 23 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 12 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 12 | — | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 33 | 36 | 40 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 88 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | — |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SE 3 | S 7 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 2 | 32 | 17 | 28 | 56 | 69 | 97 | 90 | 80 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 50 | 175 | 570 | 867 | 220 | 367 | 403 | 1141 | 1219 | 1219 | 1219 | 19 | 498 |
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