Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.61° N 122.50° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
17.2°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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 9AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 11). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (11 Oct)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (11 Oct)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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)
3
6
4
3
2
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
3
NW
10
2.5
WNW
10
3
NW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
11
2.3
WNW
11
2
WNW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.1
WNW
18
1.1
WNW
18
1
WNW
17
0.9
WNW
16
1
WNW
16
1
WNW
16
1
WNW
16
1
WNW
15
0.9
WNW
14
1
WNW
14
1
WNW
14
1
WNW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2033
2610
1664
1538
1816
1244
1415
1498
1344
1199
870
662
781
781
589
446
534
534
527
481
366
437
437
437
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
NE
10
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
E
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
Wind State
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
11:45PM2.13m
11:22AM2.47m
00:34AM2.06m
11:53AM2.44m
1:25AM1.98m
12:25PM2.38m
Low Tide
5:18AM0.96m
6:08PM0.33m
5:53AM1.11m
6:49PM0.33m
6:29AM1.25m
7:33PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:37
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Temp °C
13
13
13
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
15
16
16
15
14
14
13
13
15
17
16
14
14
Feels °C
11
12
12
13
10
10
11
10
10
11
11
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
13
12
13
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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