Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.61° N 122.50° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
17.4°C
3.7° 

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 (03 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 11AM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 03). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Afternoon (03 Nov)5ft (1.5m)16s
Evening (03 Nov)5ft (1.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
1
0
0
2
3
1
2
2
2
2
4
5
4
5
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WNW
17
1.7
WNW
17
1.7
WNW
16
1.7
WNW
16
1.6
WNW
16
1.5
WNW
16
1.6
WNW
15
1.6
WNW
15
1.6
WNW
14
2.4
W
14
2.4
W
14
2.3
W
13
2.1
W
13
2
W
13
1.8
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
15
1.6
WNW
14
1.9
WNW
13
2.5
WNW
13
2.5
WNW
13
2.4
WNW
14
3
WNW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1694
1537
1411
1393
1224
1068
1133
1045
1016
2326
2280
1838
1491
1316
992
861
593
337
226
260
462
947
1230
2149
2149
2244
5104
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
SW
10
SSW
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
N
5
ENE
5
N
5
N
10
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
High Tide
6:23AM2.21m
5:58PM2.01m
7:02AM2.32m
7:09PM1.99m
7:37AM2.40m
8:12PM1.99m
Low Tide
11:30PM0.48m
12:22PM1.10m
00:22AM0.60m
1:20PM0.87m
1:09AM0.73m
2:09PM0.65m
1:51AM0.87m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
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Temp °C
15
15
14
14
17
16
15
15
14
13
13
14
16
16
15
15
15
14
14
16
17
16
14
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15
15
Feels °C
13
12
10
10
13
15
14
14
12
10
10
11
13
13
11
12
14
13
12
14
15
13
12
15
15
14
13
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