Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.61° N 122.50° W

Issued: 10 pm 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
14.9° C

2.4°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 (19 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 5AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm June 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jun)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (19 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (19 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
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
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
2
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
1
SW
15
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
0.8
NW
10
1
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
NW
8
0.4
SW
20
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
357
352
468
400
385
375
305
297
293
245
241
289
346
424
636
644
115
496
367
105
134
305
301
301
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:04AM2.38m
4:01PM2.20m
3:08AM2.15m
4:48PM2.25m
4:19AM1.93m
Low Tide
8:23PM1.29m
9:07AM0.21m
9:35PM1.22m
9:54AM0.43m
10:51PM1.12m
10:42AM0.66m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:32
8:34
8:34
8:34
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
15
15
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
12
12
12
12
14
14
14
Feels °C
12
11
11
11
12
11
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
13
12
12
12
10
10
11
11
12
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
10
0.9
NW
10
1
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
1
SW
15
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
NW
8
1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.2
NW
9
Energy kJ
220
184
468
400
385
375
305
297
293
245
241
289
346
424
636
644
580
496
367
105
113
176
206
221
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
NW
11
0.8
NW
10
0.7
NW
9
0.9
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.6
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
0.7
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
Energy kJ
357
352
187
110
79
148
115
113
115
113
110
113
115
117
117
115
115
67
97
255
419
305
301
301
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
S
12
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
19
Energy kJ
125
123
121
119
106
106
214
319
273
273
207
176
120
65
39
38
37
37
80
82
134
97
97
130
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
Energy kJ
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
66
82
66
22
22
66
97
66
66
66
0
0
1
22
120
728
86
51
22
22
12
22
84
84
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Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
9
7
7
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