Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 12AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 27°C on Wed night, min 19°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NE by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 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) | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 13 | 13 | 28 | 39 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:34AM1.18m | 2:06PM1.40m | 2:27AM1.12m | 2:58PM1.38m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:35PM0.33m | 7:34AM0.32m | 8:39PM0.36m | 8:36AM0.37m | 9:41PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 14 | 12 | 12 | 28 | 39 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 6 | 18 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 9 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | — | ESE 6 | — | ESE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 12 | 11 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | E 16 | — | — | SE 5 | ESE 4 | SE 15 | SE 14 | E 7 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SSE 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 17 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 23 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 354 | 55 | 354 | 20 | 4 | 100 | 20 | 46 | 356 | 356 | 356 | 273 | 363 | 363 | 831 | 3384 | 612 | 831 | 356 |
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