Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
23.1°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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 5AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (10 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (10 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu night, min 20°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.4
SSW
6
0.9
S
6
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
1
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SE
9
0.7
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
6
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
S
6
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
137
108
149
66
42
31
81
25
24
17
16
10
14
44
14
13
8
4
13
13
13
14
14
15
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
W
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:21AM1.64m
7:36PM1.73m
8:07AM1.70m
8:21PM1.70m
8:50AM1.71m
9:04PM1.62m
Low Tide
1:16AM-0.11m
1:28PM-0.06m
2:01AM-0.14m
2:18PM-0.07m
2:44AM-0.13m
3:04PM-0.05m
clear
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cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:13
7:10
7:09
 mm
Temp °C
24
24
23
25
29
29
30
27
25
24
23
24
26
27
26
24
22
21
20
22
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
20
21
20
25
28
28
28
26
23
21
20
20
23
24
25
21
19
18
17
21
21
21
21
22
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