Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
22.7°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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 5PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.4
SE
9
0.7
SE
6
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
58
57
50
48
47
45
34
34
28
33
38
27
18
25
11
11
17
26
25
24
11
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SSE
15
SW
10
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:32AM1.59m
00:05AM1.32m
12:29PM1.58m
1:07AM1.27m
1:31PM1.56m
Low Tide
6:02PM0.18m
5:57AM0.13m
7:08PM0.24m
6:59AM0.20m
8:26PM0.25m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:25
7:23
7:22
 mm
2
2
1
2
1
3
1
Temp °C
20
21
21
22
22
22
22
22
23
26
30
27
26
25
24
24
25
28
25
25
24
Feels °C
19
19
19
21
22
23
25
23
25
28
31
26
27
26
24
25
25
28
26
26
22
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