Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.61° N 122.50° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
16.5° C
2.1° 

Rockaway surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Rockaway today (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 6PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (16 Aug)3ft (0.9m)15s

Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NW
5
0.7
NW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
6
1.4
WNW
7
1.4
NW
7
1.5
WNW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
33
40
344
318
309
309
309
309
309
309
78
76
106
175
206
257
283
283
276
276
268
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
15
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:12PM2.34m
2:37AM1.94m
2:50PM2.31m
3:44AM1.77m
3:31PM2.26m
Low Tide
7:47AM0.67m
8:38PM0.76m
8:24AM0.90m
9:37PM0.74m
9:03AM1.11m
10:41PM0.73m
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6:26
6:26
6:28
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8:00
8:00
7:59
 mm
Temp °C
13
15
15
16
13
13
13
13
13
15
15
14
13
13
12
12
13
15
15
14
13
13
Feels °C
13
14
13
15
12
13
12
13
12
14
13
11
10
11
10
10
11
14
13
12
11
11
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