Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
22.9°C
1.5° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 1AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (04 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
1
1
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)
0.7
SE
6
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
37
25
25
35
24
24
26
16
10
17
10
10
10
10
14
9
9
10
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
5
N
10
ESE
15
E
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:07AM1.27m
1:31PM1.56m
2:13AM1.24m
2:38PM1.55m
Low Tide
7:08PM0.24m
6:59AM0.20m
8:26PM0.25m
8:19AM0.23m
9:39PM0.20m
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:23
7:22
7:21
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
28
29
27
25
24
23
26
29
30
28
25
23
22
21
24
25
26
24
23
Feels °C
30
30
29
26
25
23
26
27
27
24
22
21
20
18
22
25
25
22
23
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