Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.61° N 122.50° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
17.6°C
3.0° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 2PM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Afternoon (24 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Evening (24 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)17s

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 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NW
8
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
1.8
NW
6
2.1
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
173
155
154
148
143
142
181
179
175
173
171
165
127
125
125
159
159
159
159
157
247
385
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
10:14AM1.88m
8:50PM2.32m
10:43AM1.94m
9:32PM2.37m
11:10AM2.01m
10:14PM2.39m
Low Tide
2:58PM1.38m
4:01AM0.36m
3:40PM1.29m
4:34AM0.33m
4:21PM1.19m
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clear
part cloud
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part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:51
7:49
7:47
 mm
Temp °C
14
16
17
15
14
14
14
13
14
15
16
16
14
14
14
14
14
17
17
17
16
16
Feels °C
13
15
15
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
14
13
12
13
13
14
13
16
15
14
14
14
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