Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
22.4° C
0.4° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 6PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)1ft (0.3m)5s
Afternoon (16 Jul)1ft (0.3m)5s
Evening (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night).

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
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)
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.8
S
4
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
S
5
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
22
11
12
11
9
9
9
9
14
14
14
14
8
8
8
7
7
11
26
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
N
10
NNE
5
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
S
25
S
30
S
35
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:42AM1.56m
9:54PM1.76m
10:36AM1.56m
10:47PM1.66m
11:30AM1.55m
Low Tide
3:45PM-0.07m
4:26AM-0.19m
4:35PM-0.01m
5:11AM-0.12m
5:26PM0.07m
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:23
8:22
8:22
 mm
2
14
3
3
Temp °C
27
30
32
32
28
27
24
24
26
28
28
28
25
24
23
23
24
21
21
23
23
Feels °C
27
29
33
28
25
26
22
21
24
26
24
25
24
23
23
22
23
20
20
22
21
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