Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 3AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Sat night, light winds from the ENE by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 38 | 57 | 53 | 49 | 108 | 61 | 53 | 40 | 31 | 25 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
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 | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:36PM1.17m | 11:53AM1.39m | 00:29AM1.12m | 12:44PM1.34m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:25PM0.22m | 5:14AM0.31m | 6:11PM0.29m | 5:58AM0.39m | 7:09PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 64 | 61 | 53 | 40 | 31 | 25 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | S 5 | E 7 | E 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 9 | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | SE 9 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | ESE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 38 | 57 | 53 | 49 | 108 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 41 | 36 | 39 | 44 | 62 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1229 | 1229 | 612 | 543 | 446 | 284 | 451 | 451 | 1219 | 40 | 25 | 100 | 403 | 403 | 192 | 831 | 831 | 371 | 354 |
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