Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.61° N 122.50° W

Issued: 4 am 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
15.9° C

2.8°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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 8AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (05 Jul)2ft (0.6m)18s
Evening (05 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
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)
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
0.6
SW
18
1.1
NW
8
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
1.1
NW
8
0.9
SW
16
1.2
NW
8
0.5
SW
21
0.8
WNW
12
1.4
NW
8
1.6
NW
7
0.9
SW
20
1.5
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
0.9
SW
18
1.9
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
178
159
187
187
163
249
163
152
151
241
151
381
192
222
206
261
254
552
229
268
268
460
365
492
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:14AM2.01m
3:58PM2.10m
3:13AM1.85m
4:32PM2.17m
4:27AM1.71m
5:08PM2.26m
Low Tide
9:03AM0.60m
9:53PM1.23m
9:38AM0.76m
11:00PM1.08m
10:18AM0.93m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:34
8:34
8:34
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
12
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
11
11
10
12
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
11
9
9
10
10
9
9
9
10
9
9
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
NW
8
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.8
SSW
20
0.9
SW
20
0.7
SW
19
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
19
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
Energy kJ
178
159
187
187
163
163
163
151
151
147
151
175
192
161
158
119
485
552
384
245
357
460
547
547
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
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
0.7
WNW
11
0.6
SW
16
0.7
NW
11
0.7
SW
19
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SW
15
Energy kJ
140
138
159
319
316
249
207
152
150
241
281
381
264
206
206
388
113
203
119
384
178
140
142
134
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
19
0.4
WNW
12
0.5
SW
14
0.5
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
WNW
13
0.6
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.5
SW
21
0.6
SSW
20
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
WNW
11
0.6
SW
16
0.7
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
11
Energy kJ
95
51
100
85
86
90
87
87
85
96
113
125
111
222
264
171
206
109
201
101
79
48
48
24
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.6
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
1.5
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
Energy kJ
192
192
261
254
247
229
268
268
312
365
492
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
Distance (km)
12
1
22
22
84
84
61
61
22
22
22
22
84
84
84
83
83
51
37
84
86
84
84
83
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
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