Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.61° N 122.50° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
16.0°C
1.7° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 11PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 14). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)--
Afternoon (14 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (14 Oct)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
13
1
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
1
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
1
NW
11
0.9
NW
6
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
342
342
317
336
307
246
242
253
241
278
299
299
294
247
285
235
227
219
246
59
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NW
15
NW
5
NW
5
ESE
10
NE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NW
10
NW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
on
on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:01PM2.29m
3:19AM1.83m
1:41PM2.20m
4:29AM1.79m
2:28PM2.10m
Low Tide
8:20PM0.44m
7:50AM1.47m
9:13PM0.52m
8:44AM1.54m
10:12PM0.59m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
17
14
15
14
15
17
21
26
24
21
19
19
21
22
24
28
26
21
20
Feels °C
15
15
12
14
13
13
13
17
21
19
17
17
17
18
17
20
24
22
18
18
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