Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
22.9°C
1.2° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 9AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (30 Aug)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.5
S
5
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
23
24
24
24
11
15
17
12
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
14
13
8
12
12
11
7
17
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
25
W
15
WNW
15
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
NE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
5
S
10
SW
15
W
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
SSW
20
S
5
SE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
9:20AM1.57m
9:36PM1.54m
9:59AM1.59m
10:19PM1.47m
10:42AM1.60m
Low Tide
3:22AM-0.04m
3:44PM0.06m
3:56AM-0.03m
4:26PM0.08m
4:31AM0.01m
5:10PM0.12m
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thunderstorm
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rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:30
7:29
7:28
 mm
2
3
3
2
Temp °C
22
21
20
22
25
27
27
25
24
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
24
27
27
25
23
Feels °C
19
19
18
19
24
26
27
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
26
25
24
24
24
25
29
27
28
23
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