Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.61° N 122.50° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
17.2° C
2.8° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 9AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (08 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (08 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
17
1.2
NW
7
1.2
NW
7
1.2
NW
7
1.2
NW
7
1.2
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.2
NW
9
2.2
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
2
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
2.2
NW
9
2.3
NW
9
2.4
NW
9
2.2
NW
9
1.9
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.7
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
135
135
151
160
160
164
164
236
613
800
783
688
703
649
657
732
842
924
760
599
528
460
380
380
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:51AM1.75m
7:14PM2.53m
9:44AM1.86m
8:16PM2.62m
10:29AM1.97m
9:14PM2.69m
Low Tide
1:53AM0.33m
12:57PM1.44m
2:50AM0.17m
2:09PM1.39m
3:41AM0.05m
3:12PM1.30m
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6:18
6:20
6:20
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8:10
8:09
8:07
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Temp °C
12
12
13
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
17
17
15
14
14
13
13
13
15
16
15
13
13
Feels °C
11
11
12
14
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
16
15
12
12
13
11
11
12
13
13
12
11
11
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