Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
23.6°C
2.4° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 3PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
1
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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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
8
0.6
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.5
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
22
44
17
23
26
27
18
8
15
19
19
19
18
9
8
8
8
3
3
8
8
7
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
S
20
S
15
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:23AM1.26m
3:48PM1.57m
4:33AM1.32m
4:56PM1.62m
5:37AM1.42m
5:56PM1.68m
Low Tide
9:36AM0.20m
10:42PM0.12m
10:42AM0.13m
11:37PM0.03m
11:41AM0.05m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:20
7:17
7:15
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
19
21
22
22
23
22
21
19
19
22
25
26
25
24
22
21
20
22
25
27
25
24
Feels °C
19
18
20
22
22
23
20
18
15
15
19
22
24
24
22
19
19
18
20
23
24
22
22
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