Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.61° N 122.50° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
16.1° C
2.7° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 1PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 19s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)7ft (2.2m)8s
Afternoon (16 Jul)7ft (2.2m)8s
Evening (16 Jul)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.2
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.2
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.6
NW
7
0.8
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
16
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.6
SW
19
0.7
WNW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
558
600
573
490
516
648
836
857
767
682
557
515
436
403
368
358
273
350
350
269
307
318
263
256
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-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
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:01AM2.68m
1:45PM2.20m
00:55AM2.50m
2:27PM2.25m
1:51AM2.28m
3:09PM2.29m
Low Tide
7:04AM-0.01m
7:05PM1.12m
7:47AM0.17m
8:06PM1.06m
8:29AM0.39m
9:10PM1.00m
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6:01
6:01
6:01
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8:30
8:30
8:29
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Temp °C
12
12
13
14
15
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
13
12
11
Feels °C
9
10
11
11
11
10
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
10
10
10
11
11
9
9
8
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