Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.61° N 122.50° W

Issued: 4 pm 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
13.8° C

1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (16 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 9PM is: 1.1m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)--
Afternoon (16 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)19s
Evening (16 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)19s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1
SW
19
0.9
SW
19
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
17
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
723
834
945
716
614
468
528
602
595
595
595
588
568
523
504
366
366
361
357
352
406
400
385
375
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:31PM2.07m
00:10AM2.74m
2:22PM2.11m
1:06AM2.59m
3:12PM2.15m
2:04AM2.38m
Low Tide
6:14PM1.34m
7:29AM-0.12m
7:16PM1.32m
8:18AM0.02m
8:23PM1.29m
9:07AM0.21m
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5:48
5:48
5:48
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8:32
8:32
8:32
8:34
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
Feels °C
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
12
11
11
10
10
10
11
10
11
11
10
10
11
11
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1
SW
19
0.9
SW
19
0.8
SW
18
1
NW
9
1.1
NW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1
WNW
9
1
NW
11
1
NW
11
1
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.1
NW
10
1
NW
10
1
NW
10
1
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
Energy kJ
723
834
945
716
614
468
152
180
188
193
197
170
178
161
224
224
224
249
244
216
212
212
173
167
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.9
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
17
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
Energy kJ
184
154
83
83
81
115
528
602
595
595
595
588
568
523
504
366
366
361
357
352
406
400
385
375
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.7
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
12
Energy kJ
38
75
151
135
133
181
192
85
82
215
203
200
144
163
123
123
123
125
125
123
121
119
106
75
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
Energy kJ
5
6
13
14
14
10
10
7
6
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
Distance (km)
66
120
120
7
0
0
0
66
122
66
7
97
66
0
22
97
135
122
82
82
82
32
22
82
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
8
9
9
6
5
5
6
5
7
7
6
9
4
7
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