Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.61° N 122.50° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
16.7° 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 (07 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 11PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)--
Afternoon (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)19s
Evening (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
17
1.2
NW
7
1.2
NW
7
1.2
NW
7
1.2
NW
7
1.2
NW
7
1.2
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
2.1
NW
9
2.2
NW
9
2.2
NW
9
2.2
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
2.4
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
179
80
179
82
135
139
151
160
160
160
169
242
628
800
800
800
703
688
711
846
Wind (km/h)
15
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
W
15
W
20
W
15
W
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:10PM2.44m
8:51AM1.75m
7:14PM2.53m
9:44AM1.86m
8:16PM2.62m
Low Tide
11:39AM1.40m
1:53AM0.33m
12:57PM1.44m
2:50AM0.17m
2:09PM1.39m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:12
8:10
8:09
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
15
16
16
14
14
14
14
14
16
16
16
14
14
Feels °C
10
10
10
10
11
12
12
13
14
14
12
13
12
13
13
15
14
13
12
13
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