Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Issued: 1 pm 22 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
18.2° 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 (22 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 8PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (22 Jun)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (22 Jun)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thu
25
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
4
1.3
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
15
106
104
130
176
115
82
68
42
42
33
33
26
37
41
42
64
66
66
47
33
33
21
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
25
SE
20
S
25
S
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WNW
15
NNW
20
NNE
20
N
25
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
10
WNW
10
NE
5
NNW
0
WNW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
2:36PM1.48m
2:44AM1.29m
3:26PM1.49m
3:38AM1.22m
4:18PM1.50m
4:35AM1.19m
Low Tide
8:20AM0.10m
8:57PM0.27m
9:12AM0.15m
9:55PM0.26m
10:01AM0.17m
10:48PM0.23m
cloud
cloud
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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>
8:29
8:29
8:30
8:30
 mm
15
3
4
2
1
1
2
1
4
Temp °C
23
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
20
20
18
19
19
18
19
23
26
27
26
25
23
22
21
Feels °C
21
19
21
20
20
22
23
23
22
19
19
16
19
18
16
16
20
23
23
23
23
21
22
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
1.2
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
7
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
5
115
82
68
42
42
33
33
26
37
41
42
64
66
66
47
33
33
21
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.3
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.5
S
4
0.5
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
Energy kJ
5
5
2
2
1
1
2
2
4
2
2
10
13
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
NE
4
Energy kJ
2
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
4
1.3
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
6
0.3
N
2
0.3
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.3
N
2
0.2
NNW
2
0.3
SSW
3
0.8
SSW
4
Energy kJ
21
15
106
104
130
176
1
1
1
1
1
2
25
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
3285
3400
19
106
225
169
24
0
0
13
4
20
20
100
39
4
4
0
167
175
0
4
4
45
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
4
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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