Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
22.5° C
0.1° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 6PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (26 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (26 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue afternoon).

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.9
SSE
4
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SSE
4
1.2
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
62
62
44
46
46
47
47
35
20
20
20
21
20
20
31
37
79
29
61
72
49
Wind (km/h)
0
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
S
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
6:13PM1.52m
6:41AM1.21m
6:57PM1.56m
7:24AM1.26m
7:37PM1.60m
Low Tide
11:48AM0.24m
00:39AM0.15m
12:34PM0.21m
1:23AM0.10m
1:20PM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:15
8:15
 mm
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
5
3
Temp °C
22
24
24
23
23
22
22
21
22
23
23
23
23
22
22
22
24
24
24
24
23
Feels °C
23
23
22
21
22
21
22
22
22
21
21
22
22
21
22
22
23
22
22
23
22
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