Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.61° N 122.50° W

Issued: 4 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
16.7° C

3.5°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 (02 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 9PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)--
Afternoon (02 Jul)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (02 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
3
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
397
323
302
281
330
338
330
300
268
244
224
208
242
255
261
255
221
208
213
219
219
244
281
281
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:16PM1.96m
00:44AM2.29m
2:52PM2.00m
1:26AM2.16m
3:25PM2.04m
2:14AM2.01m
Low Tide
7:04PM1.41m
7:56AM0.35m
7:55PM1.38m
8:30AM0.46m
8:51PM1.33m
9:03AM0.60m
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5:52
5:52
5:54
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8:35
8:35
8:35
8:34
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
12
11
12
12
13
14
15
14
13
11
11
11
12
14
14
13
12
11
11
11
12
14
Feels °C
10
10
10
9
10
10
11
11
12
11
11
9
9
9
10
11
10
10
9
9
9
9
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
Energy kJ
397
323
302
281
330
338
330
300
268
244
224
208
242
255
261
255
221
208
213
219
219
244
281
281
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
Energy kJ
188
181
137
137
136
106
171
174
248
258
258
258
166
119
102
138
140
140
140
140
140
102
159
319
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
11
0.3
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
SSW
21
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
14
0.4
SW
20
0.5
SW
20
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
SSW
19
0.5
SW
14
0.5
WNW
12
Energy kJ
9
62
176
178
123
61
9
9
9
9
21
44
17
39
36
100
186
184
184
148
55
142
100
85
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
2
3
3
2
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
1
2
2
1
1
3
2
Distance (km)
120
274
61
32
66
0
0
22
66
61
91
32
32
22
0
66
299
84
61
61
22
22
0
7
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Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
9
9
7
9
5
5
8
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
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