Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.61° N 122.50° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
15.9° C
1.7° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 9AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 01). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (01 Aug)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (01 Aug)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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)
1
2
3
1
0
0
2
2
2
3
4
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
4
3
1
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
2
WNW
8
2.3
NW
8
3
NW
8
3
NW
9
3
NW
9
3
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.4
WNW
10
2.4
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.4
NW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.8
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
505
478
503
461
527
699
1159
1474
1343
1247
1151
1080
1028
1055
1255
1448
1478
1363
1145
970
772
710
657
575
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
W
5
W
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
00:31AM2.26m
1:53PM2.12m
1:15AM2.12m
2:23PM2.17m
2:07AM1.96m
2:55PM2.22m
Low Tide
7:17AM0.44m
7:33PM1.11m
7:47AM0.59m
8:24PM1.03m
8:19AM0.77m
9:22PM0.93m
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6:13
6:13
6:15
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8:17
8:16
8:15
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Temp °C
12
12
12
15
16
15
14
13
12
12
13
16
16
15
14
14
13
12
13
16
17
16
14
14
Feels °C
11
11
12
14
14
12
12
12
10
11
12
15
14
12
12
13
11
11
12
14
15
14
13
13
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