Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.61° N 122.50° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
15.7° C
2.2° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 2PM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (19 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)17s
Evening (19 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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)
2
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
16
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
NW
8
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.8
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.4
WNW
13
0.9
NW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
250
250
297
297
358
283
264
254
203
248
291
299
295
295
291
112
206
188
73
84
56
47
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:51PM2.30m
4:00AM1.82m
4:34PM2.30m
5:21AM1.68m
5:18PM2.28m
Low Tide
9:10AM0.64m
10:17PM0.93m
9:52AM0.88m
11:26PM0.84m
10:37AM1.10m
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:28
8:28
8:27
 mm
Temp °C
12
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
15
14
14
13
13
13
12
13
15
15
15
13
13
Feels °C
11
12
11
12
11
12
12
12
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
13
12
13
11
12
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