Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.61° N 122.50° W

Issued: 4 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
15.8° C

2.7°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 (05 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 12AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 04). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)--
Afternoon (05 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (05 Jul)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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)
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.3
WNW
8
0.6
SW
18
1.2
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.2
WNW
8
0.6
SW
17
1.2
WNW
8
0.9
SW
16
1.2
NW
8
0.5
SW
21
0.8
WNW
12
1.5
NW
8
1.6
NW
7
0.9
SW
20
1.5
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
226
208
184
182
178
182
211
238
219
249
192
192
175
241
175
381
196
222
206
282
273
552
210
247
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
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
3:25PM2.04m
2:14AM2.01m
3:58PM2.10m
3:13AM1.85m
4:32PM2.17m
4:27AM1.71m
Low Tide
8:51PM1.33m
9:03AM0.60m
9:53PM1.23m
9:38AM0.76m
11:00PM1.08m
10:18AM0.93m
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5:54
5:54
5:54
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8:35
8:34
8:34
8:34
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
12
12
11
12
12
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
11
10
9
10
9
11
10
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.8
SSW
20
0.9
SW
20
0.7
SW
19
0.7
SW
16
Energy kJ
226
208
182
182
178
182
211
238
219
192
192
192
175
171
175
196
196
161
158
119
485
552
384
245
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
20
0.7
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.7
NW
11
0.7
SW
19
Energy kJ
140
140
140
140
140
138
159
319
316
249
207
152
150
241
281
381
264
206
206
388
111
105
119
384
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
20
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
SSW
19
0.5
SW
14
0.4
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
WNW
13
0.6
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.5
SW
21
0.6
SSW
20
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.2
S
8
Energy kJ
186
184
184
148
55
142
100
58
86
89
87
87
85
96
113
125
111
222
264
206
206
203
201
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.6
NW
7
1.5
NW
7
1.5
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
Energy kJ
175
192
282
273
216
210
247
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
3
3
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
2
3
Distance (km)
400
61
61
59
22
12
22
135
135
84
61
61
22
22
22
22
61
84
84
83
83
51
22
37
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Rating
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2
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2
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
8
5
5
5
7
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