Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.61° N 122.50° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
17.5° C
3.0° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 10AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (21 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
1.1
NW
5
1.1
NW
6
1.1
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
1.6
NW
6
2.1
NW
7
2.3
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
1.4
NW
7
1.4
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
133
133
119
130
128
86
85
82
65
67
56
58
69
178
397
522
308
220
194
196
213
193
193
219
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:03AM1.68m
6:13PM2.16m
9:01AM1.75m
7:11PM2.19m
9:42AM1.81m
8:03PM2.26m
Low Tide
00:55AM0.66m
12:02PM1.49m
1:54AM0.59m
1:13PM1.49m
2:43AM0.50m
2:11PM1.45m
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6:30
6:31
6:31
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7:54
7:52
7:52
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Temp °C
13
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
16
16
17
16
15
14
14
14
16
17
16
14
13
Feels °C
11
12
12
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
15
14
13
14
13
12
13
14
16
15
14
13
12
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