Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.61° N 122.50° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 22 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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 1PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (22 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (22 Sep)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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)
3
3
2
2
1
0
2
3
3
4
4
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
1.6
NW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.4
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.2
WNW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.9
WNW
11
1.9
NW
9
2
WNW
9
2.2
NW
8
2
WNW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.7
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.1
NW
11
2
NW
11
1
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
413
403
314
330
330
330
557
885
905
1012
784
471
482
784
626
637
663
567
322
713
713
273
915
242
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SE
5
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
W
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
9:27AM1.97m
8:25PM2.17m
9:52AM2.05m
9:12PM2.21m
10:16AM2.14m
9:57PM2.23m
Low Tide
2:41AM0.52m
2:42PM1.29m
3:16AM0.50m
3:24PM1.13m
3:49AM0.52m
4:03PM0.96m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:07
7:05
7:04
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
13
14
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
18
19
17
15
15
14
15
14
16
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
13
13
12
13
13
12
12
14
13
13
13
18
17
15
14
15
13
14
14
15
14
12
13
13
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