Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

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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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 6AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (11 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (11 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
S
6
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
10
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
10
10
10
11
12
12
13
8
6
8
13
13
14
14
17
41
50
71
60
49
40
43
19
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
15
NNE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
10
SW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:07AM1.70m
8:21PM1.70m
8:50AM1.71m
9:04PM1.62m
9:33AM1.69m
9:47PM1.53m
Low Tide
2:01AM-0.14m
2:18PM-0.07m
2:44AM-0.13m
3:04PM-0.05m
3:24AM-0.08m
3:48PM-0.01m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
clear
clear
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:10
7:09
7:07
 mm
3
7
15
7
Temp °C
25
24
22
23
25
27
26
24
22
21
20
22
23
23
23
23
22
22
22
23
27
29
28
26
Feels °C
23
22
19
19
23
25
25
21
19
18
17
20
21
21
21
21
21
22
25
25
29
29
28
27
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