Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.61° N 122.50° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
16.6°C
1.7° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 8PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)--
Afternoon (27 Sep)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (27 Sep)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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
0
2
3
2
1
0
2
3
4
4
3
3
1
1
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
2
NW
7
2
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
9
2.2
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.4
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
1.9
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
3
NW
9
3
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
229
227
287
355
395
453
485
428
423
541
682
825
885
1012
695
1002
560
680
1374
1541
Wind (km/h)
20
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
W
5
S
5
W
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
WSW
5
SW
0
SW
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:33AM2.41m
00:21AM2.10m
12:04PM2.46m
1:16AM2.01m
12:40PM2.48m
Low Tide
6:06PM0.47m
5:57AM0.94m
6:51PM0.37m
6:33AM1.10m
7:42PM0.32m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
14
15
14
13
13
13
13
15
16
14
13
14
14
14
14
18
17
16
15
15
Feels °C
11
11
10
9
10
12
12
14
13
10
11
14
14
14
13
16
14
13
14
15
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