Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.61° N 122.50° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
16.3°C
1.6° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 11AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (01 Sep)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (01 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
7
0.8
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
7
0.6
WNW
7
0.6
WNW
7
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
7
0.5
NW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.4
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
NW
10
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.9
WNW
9
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
1.4
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
10
0.9
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
66
66
47
36
35
32
27
51
88
111
199
73
95
94
129
130
227
278
287
296
256
308
378
465
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
S
10
S
15
SSE
20
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
W
5
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:09AM1.91m
2:01PM2.34m
3:16AM1.78m
2:43PM2.35m
4:40AM1.69m
3:37PM2.34m
Low Tide
7:41AM1.01m
8:57PM0.61m
8:20AM1.18m
10:03PM0.56m
9:10AM1.34m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:41
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7:38
7:37
7:36
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
16
16
17
17
16
16
15
15
16
17
18
17
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
17
16
15
Feels °C
13
14
15
13
14
14
14
15
13
13
14
15
16
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
17
16
15
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