Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.61° N 122.50° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
15.8° C
2.4° 

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 (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 1PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (14 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (14 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.4
NW
7
1.7
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.8
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
2.2
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
215
193
169
199
293
372
362
349
358
368
416
530
836
857
857
840
767
649
632
857
1078
1105
878
699
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:19PM2.07m
11:08PM2.78m
1:03PM2.14m
00:01AM2.68m
1:45PM2.20m
00:55AM2.50m
Low Tide
5:34AM-0.16m
5:08PM1.25m
6:20AM-0.12m
6:06PM1.19m
7:04AM-0.01m
7:05PM1.12m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
6:00
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:30
8:30
8:30
8:30
 mm
Temp °C
14
17
16
18
15
13
12
12
12
14
15
15
14
13
12
12
13
14
15
14
13
12
12
12
Feels °C
13
16
13
15
13
11
10
10
10
12
12
11
11
10
9
9
11
11
12
10
9
9
10
10
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