Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
25.6° C
2.7° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 4PM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)1ft (0.3m)5s
Afternoon (12 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)5s
Evening (12 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.6
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
3
5
8
15
18
13
11
9
6
4
4
7
3
7
7
7
3
3
3
3
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
W
15
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
20
W
15
SW
25
SW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
NE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:55PM1.82m
8:29AM1.62m
8:43PM1.79m
9:18AM1.64m
9:31PM1.71m
Low Tide
1:44PM-0.08m
2:29AM-0.18m
2:36PM-0.09m
3:15AM-0.19m
3:26PM-0.07m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:57
7:55
7:54
 mm
1
2
2
Temp °C
27
29
30
29
26
24
22
22
23
26
30
29
26
25
23
23
25
27
29
28
25
Feels °C
25
27
28
26
25
24
22
21
24
26
30
25
23
22
22
22
25
26
26
25
21
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