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) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 7PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun night, strong winds from the ENE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 7 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 5 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 34 | 40 | 50 | 36 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 58 | 62 | 25 | 41 | 60 | 152 | 187 | 200 | 200 | 236 | 349 | 412 | 393 | 432 |
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 | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 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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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | ESE 7 | SE 11 | SE 7 | S 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 19 | 58 | 62 | 20 | 23 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 8 | SE 10 | ESE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ESE 11 | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 11 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | E 5 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 34 | 40 | 50 | 36 | — | — | 2 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 41 | 60 | 152 | 187 | 200 | 200 | 236 | 349 | 412 | 393 | 432 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 356 | 1699 | 1585 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 254 | 403 | 448 | 573 | 839 | 842 | 839 | 842 | 532 | 963 | 700 | 934 | 428 | 700 | 699 |
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