Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.61° N 122.50° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
17.5°C
3.0° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 12PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (22 Aug)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (22 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
10
1.1
NW
5
1.4
NW
6
1.8
NW
7
2
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.4
NW
7
1.4
NW
7
1.4
NW
7
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.2
WNW
8
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
17
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
78
78
77
56
58
133
308
368
287
178
206
223
193
198
193
193
198
198
173
155
154
148
143
142
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
W
5
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:01AM1.75m
7:11PM2.19m
9:42AM1.81m
8:03PM2.26m
10:14AM1.88m
8:50PM2.32m
Low Tide
1:54AM0.59m
1:13PM1.49m
2:43AM0.50m
2:11PM1.45m
3:25AM0.42m
2:58PM1.38m
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6:31
6:31
6:33
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7:52
7:52
7:51
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Temp °C
13
14
14
16
16
17
16
15
14
14
14
16
17
16
14
13
13
13
14
16
16
16
14
14
Feels °C
11
13
13
15
14
14
14
13
13
14
14
16
15
14
13
12
12
12
14
15
14
14
13
13
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