Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.61° N 122.50° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
16.5° C
3.3° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 11PM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)--
Afternoon (08 Jul)6ft (1.9m)7s
Evening (08 Jul)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NW
8
1.9
NW
7
2.1
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.3
NW
9
2.2
NW
8
2.1
WNW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.4
NW
9
2.4
NW
9
2.4
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
358
362
515
717
734
844
787
663
630
733
921
1098
1034
1034
1034
905
808
771
734
824
754
669
575
530
Wind (km/h)
20
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
10
W
5
WSW
10
W
20
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
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
5:50PM2.36m
7:29AM1.64m
6:38PM2.46m
8:49AM1.72m
7:30PM2.58m
9:53AM1.81m
Low Tide
11:05AM1.10m
1:09AM0.64m
12:02PM1.25m
2:08AM0.40m
1:05PM1.34m
3:03AM0.18m
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5:56
5:56
5:56
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8:34
8:32
8:32
8:32
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Temp °C
12
13
12
12
12
11
12
14
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
15
Feels °C
9
9
8
9
10
10
11
12
10
9
8
9
10
9
10
10
10
9
10
9
10
11
12
14
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