Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 2AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 29 | 29 | 40 | 91 | 98 | 128 | 219 | 195 | 153 | 113 | 85 | 68 | 81 | 84 | 86 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:57PM1.56m | 7:24AM1.26m | 7:37PM1.60m | 8:04AM1.30m | 8:14PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:23AM0.10m | 1:20PM0.18m | 2:05AM0.05m | 2:04PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — |
mm | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 22 |
Feels °C | 23 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 168 | 153 | 113 | 85 | 68 | 81 | 84 | 86 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | E 9 | — | E 7 | E 6 | E 9 | SSW 7 | S 7 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 6 | 35 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 6 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 |
| kJ | 8 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 16 | 18 | 40 | 91 | 98 | 128 | 219 | 195 | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 845 | 30 | 320 | 37 | 319 | 356 | 963 | 1699 | 1262 | 271 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
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