Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.61° N 122.50° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
16.7°C
2.0° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 11PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)--
Afternoon (03 Oct)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (03 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
1
NW
7
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
216
221
226
218
236
245
203
203
124
171
164
101
82
79
79
79
79
107
160
151
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
0
ENE
5
NNW
10
W
10
W
5
W
10
W
5
W
0
NE
5
N
5
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:28PM2.27m
7:16AM1.93m
5:49PM2.24m
8:05AM2.04m
7:04PM2.24m
Low Tide
00:05AM0.37m
12:05PM1.45m
1:07AM0.36m
1:22PM1.30m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:46
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Temp °C
27
24
21
20
19
20
21
25
23
22
19
18
16
19
19
24
23
20
18
17
Feels °C
25
22
20
19
19
20
21
24
21
21
18
17
15
19
18
23
21
18
17
16
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