Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.61° N 122.50° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
15.9° C
2.4° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 1AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (19 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)17s
Evening (19 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.6
SW
19
0.7
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
16
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
307
318
263
256
256
253
250
250
297
297
358
283
264
254
203
203
291
295
295
358
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
W
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:09PM2.29m
2:51AM2.04m
3:51PM2.30m
4:00AM1.82m
4:34PM2.30m
Low Tide
9:10PM1.00m
9:10AM0.64m
10:17PM0.93m
9:52AM0.88m
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cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:29
8:28
8:28
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
13
13
Feels °C
11
10
10
10
10
10
11
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
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