Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.61° N 122.50° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
16.9°C
2.0° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 2PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (23 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (23 Sep)6ft (1.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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)
3
2
1
0
2
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
0.8
SW
15
1.8
NW
11
1.9
WNW
9
1.9
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.9
NW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
NW
10
1.4
NW
6
1.9
NW
7
2.5
NW
11
3
NW
8
3
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
616
413
374
289
716
516
522
314
278
247
645
645
268
791
196
185
148
157
332
1523
1158
1254
Wind (km/h)
0
NE
5
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
Wind State
glassy
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:52AM2.05m
9:12PM2.21m
10:16AM2.14m
9:57PM2.23m
10:40AM2.24m
10:43PM2.22m
Low Tide
3:24PM1.13m
3:49AM0.52m
4:03PM0.96m
4:20AM0.57m
4:42PM0.78m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:05
7:04
7:01
 mm
Temp °C
13
17
20
17
15
15
15
14
14
17
16
17
16
16
16
15
15
16
16
16
14
14
Feels °C
13
16
18
14
14
15
15
14
13
17
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
12
11
10
11
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