Rockaway Surf Break

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Issued: 7 am 28 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
19.6° C

Normal for this time of year

Rockaway surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Rockaway today (28 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 1PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jun)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (28 Jun)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (28 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SW by Tue night).

Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wed
1
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.8
SSE
10
1.2
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.1
S
5
0.9
SSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
15
15
15
15
35
35
35
33
33
32
14
21
33
33
45
45
45
58
105
61
90
67
42
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
S
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
25
S
30
S
25
S
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:06AM1.23m
7:21PM1.60m
7:48AM1.25m
8:00PM1.60m
8:28AM1.26m
8:37PM1.59m
Low Tide
12:59PM0.19m
1:50AM0.09m
1:43PM0.19m
2:32AM0.06m
2:26PM0.19m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
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5:26
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5:26
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5:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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—
—
8:30
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—
—
—
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8:30
—
—
—
—
—
—
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8:30
—
8:30
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
5
Temp °C
21
21
22
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
24
25
25
24
24
22
22
22
25
27
26
27
24
21
Feels °C
24
24
24
24
23
24
23
24
24
24
26
25
24
23
24
22
22
22
24
24
22
24
22
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
S
6
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
Energy kJ
12
12
11
7
7
35
35
35
33
33
32
14
14
33
33
45
45
45
58
23
10
14
14
31
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
6
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
7
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
—
—
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
E
4
—
0.2
S
6
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
—
—
—
Energy kJ
5
6
15
15
8
7
7
15
9
5
9
9
—
—
3
3
2
—
3
15
15
—
—
—
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
SE
10
0.1
S
7
0.1
SE
7
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
—
0.1
S
6
—
0.2
E
4
0.1
S
6
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Energy kJ
15
15
6
7
15
1
2
7
2
3
3
3
—
1
—
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
S
3
0.4
SSE
3
—
—
—
—
0.8
SSE
10
1.2
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.1
S
5
0.9
SSW
5
Energy kJ
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
21
5
3
—
—
—
—
105
61
90
67
42
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Rating
(10 max)
1
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Distance (km)
54
20
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522
446
598
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0
4
4
4
965
963
52
30
24
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100
1699
965
354
360
249
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