Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.61° N 122.50° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
16.3°C
1.6° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 7PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)--
Afternoon (02 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (02 Oct)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
1
NW
8
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
301
276
237
231
231
226
275
216
216
221
221
218
236
245
203
203
124
174
164
167
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
W
0
NNW
5
WNW
5
N
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
W
5
WNW
0
NNW
5
NE
5
NE
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:13PM2.34m
6:11AM1.84m
4:28PM2.27m
7:16AM1.93m
5:49PM2.24m
Low Tide
10:55PM0.36m
10:34AM1.51m
00:05AM0.37m
12:05PM1.45m
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Temp °C
18
17
16
18
17
19
21
26
27
24
22
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20
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27
26
22
20
18
Feels °C
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17
18
20
25
24
21
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20
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25
23
19
19
17
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