Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Issued: 7 am 15 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
19.5° C

2.5°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 (15 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 3PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jun)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (15 Jun)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (15 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 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon morning, light winds from the W by Tue morning).

Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thu
18
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
1
S
4
0.9
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.6
S
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
23
25
25
34
54
54
40
28
27
16
16
62
37
35
21
15
15
30
10
59
40
68
82
Wind (km/h)
20
W
35
NW
30
NW
20
WNW
20
W
25
NW
35
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
W
15
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSW
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:09AM1.48m
8:23PM1.90m
9:04AM1.50m
9:17PM1.86m
10:01AM1.50m
10:13PM1.79m
Low Tide
2:15AM-0.17m
2:11PM-0.08m
3:09AM-0.20m
3:06PM-0.08m
4:00AM-0.20m
4:00PM-0.04m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:24
5:24
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:28
8:28
8:28
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
20
22
24
25
24
19
17
16
17
19
22
21
20
20
20
20
19
20
21
21
23
23
22
Feels °C
22
15
16
19
21
19
12
11
12
14
16
18
15
14
16
18
18
18
18
20
19
22
21
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.3
SSE
7
0.7
S
5
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.1
S
16
0.3
SSE
6
0.1
SE
16
0.6
SSE
7
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
Energy kJ
36
23
25
25
34
54
54
40
28
27
16
16
1
1
10
21
15
15
5
8
10
40
10
10
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
S
9
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
6
0.3
SSE
7
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
E
6
0.1
SE
16
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
9
1
1
1
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
7
0.1
S
16
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
16
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
2
2
1
1
5
2
1
10
1
1
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.6
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
NW
3
0.8
SSE
7
1
S
4
0.9
S
5
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.6
S
6
0.4
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
Energy kJ
4
7
2
1
2
5
8
4
1
62
37
35
10
6
30
5
59
11
68
82
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
30
354
105
41
24
0
62
25
20
20
100
963
966
456
831
456
263
263
177
196
169
41
41
175
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
1
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
2
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
8
5
4
5
5
6
8
9
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