Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.61° N 122.50° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
16.0° C
2.7° 

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 (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 5PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 11). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 20s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (11 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (11 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 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WNW
7
1.6
NW
7
1.4
NW
7
1.4
NW
7
1.7
WNW
7
1.9
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.7
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
259
240
194
189
266
362
349
314
330
348
314
322
322
381
456
522
479
410
338
365
381
485
434
371
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
5
WNW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:53AM1.81m
8:25PM2.69m
10:46AM1.91m
9:20PM2.77m
11:34AM2.00m
10:14PM2.81m
Low Tide
2:10PM1.38m
3:55AM0.00m
3:12PM1.37m
4:46AM-0.12m
4:11PM1.32m
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5:56
5:58
5:58
5:58
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8:32
8:31
8:31
8:30
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Temp °C
11
13
15
14
13
12
12
12
13
15
15
14
13
13
12
12
14
15
16
15
14
13
12
12
Feels °C
9
11
13
12
11
11
10
11
12
13
12
12
11
11
10
11
13
13
14
12
12
12
10
11
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