Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.61° N 122.50° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
17.3°C
2.5° 

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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 5PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (14 Sep)6ft (1.8m)9s
Evening (14 Sep)8ft (2.5m)9s

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 Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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)
1
3
3
2
0
0
0
2
3
2
3
3
1
0
1
1
1
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
NW
7
1.9
NW
8
2
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
8
2.4
WNW
8
2.5
NW
9
2.4
NW
9
2.3
NW
9
2.2
NW
8
1.9
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.6
NW
9
1.6
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
444
485
567
504
489
504
806
1124
885
769
647
481
403
343
307
307
365
460
410
410
390
338
289
226
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
5
NW
0
NNW
10
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
W
Wind State
on
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:30AM2.03m
1:15PM2.36m
2:26AM1.90m
1:50PM2.29m
3:31AM1.78m
2:30PM2.21m
Low Tide
7:05AM0.98m
8:04PM0.54m
7:41AM1.16m
8:56PM0.58m
8:21AM1.32m
9:54PM0.63m
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6:50
6:50
6:52
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7:19
7:17
7:15
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Temp °C
14
14
15
18
18
16
14
14
14
14
14
16
16
16
14
14
14
14
14
16
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
12
14
15
17
15
13
11
12
13
14
13
15
14
14
12
13
12
12
12
14
12
12
13
13
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