Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.61° N 122.50° W

Issued: 4 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
15.8° C

2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 20s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 8AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (04 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)20s
Evening (04 Jul)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
0.5
SW
20
1.2
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
1.2
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
0.6
SW
17
1.2
NW
8
0.9
SW
16
1.2
NW
8
0.5
SW
21
0.8
WNW
12
1.4
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
173
198
221
182
186
184
184
182
182
187
219
219
249
249
196
196
192
241
196
381
196
222
206
244
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
1:26AM2.16m
3:25PM2.04m
2:14AM2.01m
3:58PM2.10m
3:13AM1.85m
4:32PM2.17m
Low Tide
8:30AM0.46m
8:51PM1.33m
9:03AM0.60m
9:53PM1.23m
9:38AM0.76m
11:00PM1.08m
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5:52
5:54
5:54
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8:35
8:34
8:34
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Temp °C
11
11
12
14
15
14
12
12
11
11
12
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
9
9
11
12
12
11
9
11
9
9
10
12
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
11
10
9
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
Energy kJ
173
198
221
182
178
182
182
182
182
187
219
219
219
196
196
196
192
192
196
196
196
161
158
153
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
20
Energy kJ
166
119
102
138
140
140
140
140
140
138
159
319
249
249
207
152
150
241
281
381
264
206
206
388
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
13
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
14
0.4
SW
20
0.5
SW
20
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
WNW
12
0.5
SW
14
0.4
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.6
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.5
SW
21
0.6
SSW
20
0.6
SW
16
Energy kJ
27
39
36
100
186
184
184
148
95
51
100
58
86
89
87
87
85
87
111
125
111
222
264
206
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
Energy kJ
175
192
244
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
7
397
61
84
22
22
0
0
22
135
84
84
74
22
22
22
22
84
84
84
75
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
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Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
5
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