Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.61° N 122.50° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
15.9° C
1.7° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 1AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 01). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (02 Aug)8ft (2.4m)10s
Evening (02 Aug)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 Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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)
1
0
2
3
2
3
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
1
1
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WNW
8
2.3
NW
8
3
NW
8
3
NW
9
3
NW
9
3
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.5
WNW
9
2.4
WNW
10
2.4
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.4
NW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.7
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
515
699
1159
1398
1219
1247
1151
1034
1028
1055
1337
1448
1478
1363
1145
970
788
710
587
480
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
SW
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
S
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:53PM2.12m
1:15AM2.12m
2:23PM2.17m
2:07AM1.96m
2:55PM2.22m
Low Tide
7:33PM1.11m
7:47AM0.59m
8:24PM1.03m
8:19AM0.77m
9:22PM0.93m
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clear
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clear
clear
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6:13
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:16
8:15
 mm
Temp °C
14
15
14
13
12
12
13
16
16
15
14
14
13
12
13
16
17
16
15
14
Feels °C
12
13
12
12
11
11
12
15
14
13
12
13
12
11
12
14
15
14
14
13
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