Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.61° N 122.50° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
17.5° C
3.1° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 9PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)--
Afternoon (12 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (12 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
1
0
1
3
2
2
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
338
346
315
268
322
365
365
334
307
315
315
254
248
208
183
174
150
130
169
169
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:47AM2.17m
11:01PM2.64m
12:24PM2.25m
11:52PM2.52m
1:00PM2.31m
Low Tide
5:03PM1.06m
5:53AM0.09m
5:56PM0.95m
6:32AM0.24m
6:49PM0.85m
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6:22
6:24
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8:06
8:05
8:04
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Temp °C
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
Feels °C
12
13
12
12
12
12
11
10
11
11
12
12
13
13
15
13
12
13
13
12
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