Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
20.0°C
1.2° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 8AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 27). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (27 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Evening (27 Sep)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Sun morning, calm by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
3
E
9
2.5
ESE
9
1.9
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.5
E
6
1.3
ESE
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
SSE
6
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
870
778
651
1201
898
405
198
175
149
113
41
99
73
28
28
28
28
36
23
26
27
28
30
32
Wind (km/h)
55
NNE
55
NNE
60
NNE
55
ENE
35
E
25
ENE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
N
30
N
25
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
SSE
10
S
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
off
High Tide
8:12AM1.68m
8:33PM1.58m
8:50AM1.72m
9:15PM1.52m
9:31AM1.73m
10:02PM1.45m
Low Tide
2:10AM-0.06m
2:42PM-0.02m
2:49AM-0.06m
3:26PM-0.02m
3:28AM-0.04m
4:11PM-0.00m
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light rain
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light rain
light rain
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cloud
cloud
clear
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 mm
13
8
1
2
1
1
7
14
8
2
1
1
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Temp °C
15
16
17
18
19
19
18
17
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
16
18
21
20
19
Feels °C
5
7
7
9
14
16
13
11
10
10
9
10
9
9
10
11
11
13
14
15
18
21
19
19
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