Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.61° N 122.50° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
16.2° C
2.4° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 4AM is: 1.0m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (28 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)18s
Evening (28 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
1
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
19
0.8
SW
16
1
SW
17
1
SW
17
1
SW
17
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
2.3
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.2
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.2
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
930
326
547
587
594
781
781
781
574
803
735
669
619
589
619
636
804
919
Wind (km/h)
20
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
10
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
15
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:52PM2.44m
11:54AM1.92m
10:32PM2.46m
12:25PM1.97m
Low Tide
5:09AM0.25m
4:37PM1.34m
5:43AM0.23m
5:18PM1.29m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
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6:09
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:21
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
14
13
13
15
15
16
15
14
14
13
14
15
15
15
13
13
Feels °C
10
11
12
12
12
13
12
13
13
12
13
12
14
14
12
11
10
11
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