Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 7AM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, fresh winds from the NE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SE 7 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 62 | 93 | 27 | 27 | 32 | 34 | 25 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 58 | 61 | 25 | 48 | 37 | 134 | 166 | 173 | 200 | 269 | 332 | 412 | 428 | 488 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:51AM1.10m | 3:15PM1.34m | 3:51AM1.13m | 4:12PM1.37m | 4:48AM1.20m | 5:06PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:01AM0.43m | 9:58PM0.33m | 10:01AM0.38m | 10:47PM0.26m | 10:53AM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 11 | ESE 5 | S 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 18 | 58 | 61 | 25 | 48 | 37 | 21 | 40 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | — | E 6 | SE 11 | SE 9 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 5 | SSW 4 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | — | 1 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 4 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 62 | 93 | 27 | 27 | 32 | 34 | 25 | 15 | — | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 31 | 134 | 166 | 173 | 200 | 269 | 332 | 412 | 428 | 488 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 700 | 700 | 700 | 356 | 699 | 699 | 100 | 0 | 45 | 20 | 322 | 446 | 839 | 887 | 963 | 887 | 757 | 496 | 496 | 970 | 970 | 428 | 1709 | 528 |
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