Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.61° N 122.50° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
17.1°C
3.4° 

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 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 12AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm November 04). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)--
Afternoon (05 Nov)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (05 Nov)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
1
3
2
2
3
3
0
1
3
5
5
5
4
4
3
3
5
5
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
W
13
2.1
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
2
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
15
1.7
WNW
14
2
WNW
13
2.5
WNW
13
2.5
WNW
13
2.5
WNW
14
3
WNW
18
3
WNW
17
3
WNW
17
2.5
WNW
16
2.5
WNW
16
2.5
WNW
16
2.5
WNW
16
2.4
WNW
16
2.5
WNW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1468
1344
992
706
1041
750
270
246
543
1075
1380
2052
2239
2498
5104
4931
4294
3522
3393
3351
3412
2731
3226
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
5
NNE
10
NNW
5
NE
5
N
5
NE
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NE
5
N
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
5
NNW
0
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
High Tide
7:09PM1.99m
7:37AM2.40m
8:12PM1.99m
8:09AM2.46m
9:08PM2.00m
Low Tide
1:20PM0.87m
1:09AM0.73m
2:09PM0.65m
1:51AM0.87m
2:53PM0.46m
2:31AM1.01m
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
16
16
16
15
15
15
14
15
18
16
15
15
15
15
14
16
18
17
15
15
16
16
16
Feels °C
14
11
12
13
14
14
13
14
17
12
12
14
15
15
13
15
15
14
13
14
16
14
12
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