Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.61° N 122.50° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
17.1°C
2.3° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 6PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 07). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (07 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (07 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NW
7
1.2
NW
7
1.1
NW
7
1
NW
7
1
NW
7
1
NW
7
1
NW
7
1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
16
0.7
SW
19
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
183
147
112
96
99
102
104
110
147
128
110
94
82
67
129
95
94
184
133
343
252
246
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
NNE
10
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
SW
5
SSW
0
SSW
5
NW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
0
W
5
NNE
10
NE
10
N
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
W
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
9:21AM1.98m
8:13PM2.47m
9:58AM2.10m
9:11PM2.50m
10:33AM2.21m
10:05PM2.48m
Low Tide
2:18PM1.29m
3:19AM0.19m
3:16PM1.13m
4:02AM0.21m
4:07PM0.95m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:45
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:30
7:29
7:27
 mm
Temp °C
15
19
22
18
17
17
16
16
17
21
24
20
19
21
20
22
24
28
28
26
23
20
Feels °C
15
19
20
16
16
17
16
16
17
20
22
19
18
20
19
20
21
25
24
22
20
19
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