Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
24.2° C
1.6° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 8AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (05 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
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
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
1.2
S
5
1.3
S
6
1.2
S
6
1
S
6
1.2
S
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1
S
6
1.3
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
29
28
27
27
26
32
19
19
19
19
35
46
85
116
102
73
102
50
39
39
62
62
118
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
WSW
0
W
5
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
S
20
SSE
20
NW
15
SW
Wind State
cross
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross
High Tide
00:19AM1.34m
12:51PM1.53m
1:16AM1.29m
1:47PM1.55m
2:19AM1.24m
2:49PM1.58m
Low Tide
6:19AM0.10m
7:22PM0.27m
7:16AM0.14m
8:39PM0.26m
8:29AM0.17m
9:51PM0.20m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
mod rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:06
8:05
8:04
 mm
1
9
4
Temp °C
24
24
24
25
25
25
26
26
25
24
24
27
30
31
31
30
27
26
26
29
31
31
25
24
Feels °C
24
24
25
24
25
27
28
28
27
26
27
29
30
30
31
31
29
29
29
31
31
31
26
25
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