Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.61° N 122.50° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
17.7°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 (13 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 4PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (13 Sep)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (13 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
2
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NW
10
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
1.7
NW
6
2.3
NW
7
2.4
NW
7
2.1
NW
8
2.2
NW
8
2.2
NW
8
2
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
9
2
WNW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.3
NW
9
2.2
NW
8
1.9
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.6
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
315
113
111
185
452
623
478
617
663
564
516
577
966
1124
945
769
647
481
413
374
315
338
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
20
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
NW
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
12:42PM2.40m
1:30AM2.03m
1:15PM2.36m
2:26AM1.90m
1:50PM2.29m
Low Tide
6:30AM0.78m
7:16PM0.53m
7:05AM0.98m
8:04PM0.54m
7:41AM1.16m
8:56PM0.58m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:21
7:19
7:17
 mm
Temp °C
15
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
15
18
18
16
14
14
14
14
14
16
17
16
14
14
Feels °C
12
12
11
11
10
12
13
14
15
17
15
13
12
12
13
13
14
15
15
14
13
13
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