Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
15.9°C
1.4° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 8AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (27 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (27 Oct)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu night, min 11°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
10
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
18
18
33
35
59
59
52
64
37
48
47
46
34
33
32
32
31
23
23
15
14
6
11
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
E
5
ENE
5
ESE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
8:26AM1.81m
8:58PM1.48m
9:12AM1.80m
9:50PM1.42m
10:04AM1.74m
10:49PM1.36m
Low Tide
2:20AM-0.09m
3:09PM-0.12m
3:06AM-0.08m
3:58PM-0.09m
3:54AM-0.03m
4:49PM-0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:58
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5:57
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5:55
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Temp °C
15
12
11
12
14
15
12
12
12
12
11
12
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
17
18
19
16
Feels °C
11
6
5
6
10
12
8
9
10
10
9
10
10
9
9
11
12
11
11
10
14
15
16
13
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