Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.61° N 122.50° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
16.6°C
2.0° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 3AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (06 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (06 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.7
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.5
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
160
151
147
144
145
140
138
136
130
184
303
299
290
269
258
255
375
449
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
0
NNW
5
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
7:04PM2.24m
8:44AM2.15m
8:11PM2.24m
9:19AM2.26m
9:10PM2.24m
Low Tide
2:01AM0.38m
2:24PM1.10m
2:48AM0.43m
3:16PM0.88m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
17
16
17
19
23
23
20
19
19
17
16
17
21
20
18
16
16
Feels °C
16
17
16
17
20
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18
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