Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Issued: 7 am 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
19.0° C

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 (24 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 11AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (24 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (24 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the S by Thu night).

Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
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
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
4
1.2
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
29
27
27
41
43
51
29
52
38
27
26
17
66
80
77
66
54
34
33
31
25
18
18
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
SW
10
WNW
0
W
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
SE
10
SSW
20
SSE
30
S
35
S
30
SSW
0
ENE
15
S
20
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
3:38AM1.22m
4:18PM1.50m
4:35AM1.19m
5:08PM1.52m
5:30AM1.18m
5:56PM1.55m
Low Tide
10:01AM0.17m
10:48PM0.23m
10:47AM0.19m
11:35PM0.19m
11:31AM0.20m
00:21AM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:24
5:26
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:30
8:30
8:30
8:30
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
24
26
27
27
24
23
22
21
23
24
23
22
21
19
20
19
19
20
22
23
21
20
Feels °C
17
17
21
22
24
25
24
22
21
20
22
21
18
17
17
20
19
18
19
20
23
24
21
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
1
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
8
Energy kJ
26
29
27
27
41
43
51
29
52
38
27
66
54
34
33
25
25
18
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
4
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
SSE
10
Energy kJ
5
16
13
11
4
3
2
3
3
3
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
7
0.3
SSW
7
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
11
Energy kJ
9
9
2
3
6
5
6
3
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
2
0.5
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
4
1.2
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.1
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.5
SSE
6
Energy kJ
1
26
17
66
80
77
31
18
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
39
20
30
30
30
4
0
13
10
45
177
839
867
831
831
0
58
30
30
83
30
232
176
167
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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
4
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
7
7
6
5
6
6
6
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