Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.61° N 122.50° W

Issued: 10 pm 15 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
13.8° C

1.3°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 (16 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 21s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 2AM is: 0.8m 21s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm June 15). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)21s
Afternoon (16 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)19s
Evening (16 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)19s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
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)
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
3
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
3
2
3
2
2
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
21
0.8
SW
21
0.8
SW
21
0.7
SW
21
0.7
SW
21
0.8
SW
20
1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1
SW
19
0.9
SW
19
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
17
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
641
641
543
445
428
537
723
834
945
716
614
468
528
602
595
595
595
588
568
523
504
366
366
361
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
11:16PM2.82m
1:31PM2.07m
00:10AM2.74m
2:22PM2.11m
1:06AM2.59m
3:12PM2.15m
Low Tide
5:16PM1.35m
6:39AM-0.20m
6:14PM1.34m
7:29AM-0.12m
7:16PM1.32m
8:18AM0.02m
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<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>
8:31
8:32
8:32
8:32
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
12
11
12
15
15
15
14
14
14
13
14
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
Feels °C
9
9
11
10
11
14
12
13
12
13
13
12
13
13
12
11
10
11
11
11
10
11
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SW
21
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SW
20
1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1
SW
19
0.9
SW
19
1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1.2
WNW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
Energy kJ
289
641
257
257
204
537
723
834
945
716
614
155
176
193
216
221
193
197
211
216
300
249
249
249
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
21
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SW
21
0.7
SW
21
0.7
SW
21
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
17
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
Energy kJ
641
265
543
445
428
201
184
83
115
118
115
468
528
602
595
595
595
588
568
523
504
366
366
361
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.6
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
Energy kJ
75
71
54
15
10
65
38
154
151
135
133
181
192
85
82
215
203
200
144
123
123
123
123
125
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
Energy kJ
6
9
13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
2
2
1
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
Distance (km)
32
22
19
19
0
22
135
299
7
1
0
0
0
97
97
66
7
0
7
0
22
97
97
135
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Rating
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Rating
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Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
5
4
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5
5
9
9
7
6
5
6
6
5
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