Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Issued: 7 pm 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
17.5° 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 (19 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 1AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (19 Jun)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (19 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu night, min 18°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu night, light winds from the W by Sun morning).

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
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)
1.5
S
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.3
S
7
1
S
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
225
191
181
109
86
69
94
107
90
87
61
42
40
26
25
24
16
26
17
26
18
17
16
16
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
35
W
25
W
25
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
NW
20
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
W
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
11:10PM1.69m
11:57AM1.49m
00:06AM1.59m
12:52PM1.49m
1:00AM1.48m
1:45PM1.49m
Low Tide
4:53PM0.02m
5:40AM-0.10m
5:48PM0.10m
6:31AM-0.03m
6:48PM0.19m
7:25AM0.04m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:24
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:28
8:29
8:29
8:29
 mm
Temp °C
29
28
26
24
21
19
21
24
26
26
23
20
19
18
22
24
24
23
21
19
18
19
22
24
Feels °C
25
23
22
21
16
14
17
20
21
22
20
14
13
11
16
19
18
18
17
15
15
16
19
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.3
S
7
1
S
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
Energy kJ
225
191
181
109
86
69
94
107
90
87
61
42
40
26
25
24
16
26
17
26
18
17
16
16
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
E
6
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
SE
12
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
1
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
6
8
6
6
6
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
7
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
E
7
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
1
1
7
7
1
7
7
7
6
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
W
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
WSW
2
0.4
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
WNW
3
0.5
WNW
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NW
2
0.3
NW
2
Energy kJ
17
22
11
6
6
3
1
2
1
2
5
4
5
5
5
5
2
2
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
3285
169
24
24
37
24
24
24
24
0
0
37
37
699
322
41
83
39
39
40
41
100
100
570
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
1
3
3
2
3
4
1
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
6
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
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