Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
23.9°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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 2AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (08 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (08 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.4
S
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.7
S
4
1.4
S
5
1.4
S
6
1.3
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
9
9
8
8
8
6
3
7
3
4
5
5
6
6
12
100
121
106
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
25
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:56PM1.62m
5:37AM1.42m
5:56PM1.68m
6:32AM1.54m
6:49PM1.73m
Low Tide
11:37PM0.03m
11:41AM0.05m
00:28AM-0.05m
12:36PM-0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:17
7:15
7:15
 mm
Temp °C
25
25
24
22
21
20
23
26
27
26
25
24
22
21
23
26
28
26
25
Feels °C
22
22
21
20
18
17
21
24
24
24
24
23
21
21
23
23
25
23
21
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