Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Issued: 7 pm 11 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
17.3° C

1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (12 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 12AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jun)--
Afternoon (12 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (12 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu night, min 21°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Thu
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sun
14
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 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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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.9
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
62
47
43
39
29
28
19
18
18
20
29
29
20
20
12
11
11
17
12
19
12
11
11
23
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
15
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
25
W
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
20
SSW
5
W
10
NW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
S
30
S
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:43PM1.65m
5:16AM1.35m
5:41PM1.76m
6:17AM1.40m
6:37PM1.84m
7:14AM1.45m
Low Tide
11:28PM0.07m
11:22AM0.01m
00:24AM-0.02m
12:17PM-0.03m
1:20AM-0.11m
1:14PM-0.06m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:24
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:24
8:25
8:25
8:27
 mm
3
Temp °C
31
32
29
24
24
24
28
32
31
31
28
24
21
22
25
28
28
29
27
26
24
23
26
25
Feels °C
32
33
30
25
25
24
28
31
30
30
28
21
17
20
23
26
24
28
26
26
23
21
23
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
Energy kJ
62
47
43
39
29
28
19
18
18
20
29
29
20
20
12
11
11
17
12
19
12
11
7
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
S
4
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
Energy kJ
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
7
7
7
3
7
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
8
Energy kJ
8
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.3
W
2
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.4
S
6
0.9
S
4
Energy kJ
3
1
1
1
2
5
4
3
5
2
1
11
23
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
24
24
24
4
30
218
160
241
83
30
25
39
50
148
148
177
403
83
50
117
117
177
589
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Rating
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1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
1
3
3
3
4
4
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
8
9
6
4
4
4
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
6
5
5
9
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