Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
24.0° C
1.3° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 3PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (03 Aug)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (03 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
2
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
6
1.8
SSE
8
2
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.6
S
7
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
155
395
539
512
461
244
211
181
146
110
86
39
37
42
35
64
93
71
69
55
33
39
38
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
10
NE
5
N
5
N
5
SSE
10
S
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:14AM1.46m
11:27PM1.41m
12:00PM1.50m
00:19AM1.34m
12:51PM1.53m
Low Tide
5:00AM0.02m
5:25PM0.20m
5:35AM0.05m
6:15PM0.23m
6:19AM0.10m
7:22PM0.27m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:07
8:06
 mm
4
3
5
3
1
Temp °C
25
24
25
27
29
27
25
23
23
22
24
25
25
24
24
23
23
23
24
24
25
25
25
Feels °C
24
25
25
27
29
24
24
22
23
22
24
24
23
23
25
23
23
24
25
25
27
26
27
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