Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.61° N 122.50° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
17.3° 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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 9AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NW
9
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
17
1.1
NW
7
1.2
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
107
102
100
85
85
84
84
83
84
84
83
83
179
80
179
82
135
128
173
173
147
147
151
261
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
SW
5
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
6:04AM1.61m
5:09PM2.37m
7:38AM1.66m
6:10PM2.44m
8:51AM1.75m
7:14PM2.53m
Low Tide
11:38PM0.67m
10:29AM1.29m
00:48AM0.51m
11:39AM1.40m
1:53AM0.33m
12:57PM1.44m
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:18
6:18
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8:13
8:12
8:10
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
14
16
16
16
13
13
12
12
12
15
16
16
13
13
13
13
14
16
17
16
14
15
Feels °C
12
13
14
15
14
14
11
12
11
11
11
14
14
14
12
12
12
12
13
14
15
14
12
14
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