Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.61° N 122.50° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
16.3° C
2.9° 

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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 10PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (15 Jul)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (15 Jul)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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)
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NW
7
1.8
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.2
NW
8
2
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.6
NW
7
0.7
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
318
368
427
490
765
857
857
748
729
616
600
711
952
976
786
699
617
527
423
365
314
283
273
273
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:03PM2.14m
00:01AM2.68m
1:45PM2.20m
00:55AM2.50m
2:27PM2.25m
1:51AM2.28m
Low Tide
6:20AM-0.12m
6:06PM1.19m
7:04AM-0.01m
7:05PM1.12m
7:47AM0.17m
8:06PM1.06m
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6:00
6:01
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:30
8:30
8:30
8:29
 mm
Temp °C
13
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
11
13
12
11
10
10
10
11
10
11
11
10
9
9
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
10
10
10
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