Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.61° N 122.50° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
16.7°C
2.1° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 12PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 05). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (05 Oct)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (05 Oct)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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)
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.7
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
1.2
NW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
11
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
82
79
77
77
77
89
160
151
147
144
145
140
138
136
130
334
303
299
290
269
288
291
375
449
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
0
W
5
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
W
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
8:05AM2.04m
7:04PM2.24m
8:44AM2.15m
8:11PM2.24m
9:19AM2.26m
9:10PM2.24m
Low Tide
1:07AM0.36m
1:22PM1.30m
2:01AM0.38m
2:24PM1.10m
2:48AM0.43m
3:16PM0.88m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
18
18
22
21
19
17
17
16
17
19
22
22
20
18
18
17
16
17
21
20
18
16
16
Feels °C
17
19
18
22
20
17
16
17
16
17
19
22
21
18
16
18
17
15
17
20
18
17
15
16
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