Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.61° N 122.50° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
16.8° 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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 11AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (14 Aug)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (14 Aug)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.9
NW
7
0.8
WNW
7
0.7
NW
6
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.8
WNW
6
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
NW
6
0.9
NW
6
0.8
WNW
6
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
191
193
183
171
132
130
169
169
169
67
56
43
85
61
88
41
496
496
54
59
52
344
318
309
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
SW
10
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
11:52PM2.52m
1:00PM2.31m
00:44AM2.35m
1:36PM2.34m
1:38AM2.14m
2:12PM2.34m
Low Tide
6:32AM0.24m
6:49PM0.85m
7:10AM0.44m
7:43PM0.79m
7:47AM0.67m
8:38PM0.76m
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6:24
6:24
6:26
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8:04
8:01
8:00
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Temp °C
14
14
15
16
16
15
14
14
14
13
14
15
15
14
13
13
12
12
13
15
15
15
13
13
Feels °C
14
14
15
15
14
13
12
13
13
11
13
14
13
12
11
12
11
11
13
14
12
13
11
13
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