Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.61° N 122.50° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
16.9°C
2.1° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 6AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (06 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (06 Sep)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
1.4
NW
6
1.6
NW
6
1.7
NW
6
1.7
NW
6
0.6
SW
14
1.4
NW
7
1.2
NW
7
1.1
NW
7
1
NW
7
1
NW
7
0.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
162
138
120
99
97
97
95
114
184
226
233
169
173
143
112
96
96
88
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
5
W
5
S
0
SSW
10
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
5
W
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
5:56PM2.36m
8:36AM1.87m
7:08PM2.42m
9:21AM1.98m
8:13PM2.47m
Low Tide
1:35AM0.32m
1:10PM1.42m
2:31AM0.23m
2:18PM1.29m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:31
7:30
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
15
14
14
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
17
19
17
16
16
Feels °C
13
14
14
13
13
14
13
12
12
12
13
14
14
18
18
15
15
16
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