Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.61° N 122.50° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
17.3°C
2.8° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 5PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (09 Oct)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (09 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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)
3
3
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
3
2
3
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WNW
13
1.4
NW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.9
WNW
10
2.3
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
11
2.4
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
610
637
669
731
712
1039
1363
1751
1913
1721
1509
1631
2137
2258
2463
2303
2662
2460
1504
1319
1289
1313
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NNE
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:22AM2.43m
10:56PM2.18m
10:52AM2.47m
11:45PM2.13m
11:22AM2.47m
Low Tide
4:46PM0.52m
4:43AM0.80m
5:27PM0.40m
5:18AM0.96m
6:08PM0.33m
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
15
16
15
14
15
14
14
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
14
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
12
13
14
12
11
12
11
10
8
10
10
9
9
10
9
8
10
11
12
12
12
11
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