Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
22.5° C
0.1° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 10AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (26 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (26 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.8
SE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
62
62
62
44
46
47
36
36
35
27
20
64
36
20
20
28
36
35
73
24
39
62
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
N
0
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:53AM1.16m
6:13PM1.52m
6:41AM1.21m
6:57PM1.56m
7:24AM1.26m
7:37PM1.60m
Low Tide
11:48AM0.24m
00:39AM0.15m
12:34PM0.21m
1:23AM0.10m
1:20PM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:46
5:47
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:15
8:15
 mm
1
1
1
3
1
1
5
4
2
Temp °C
21
21
22
23
24
23
23
22
21
21
22
23
23
23
23
22
22
22
24
24
22
23
22
Feels °C
21
21
23
21
22
21
21
21
22
22
22
21
21
21
22
21
22
23
23
22
23
24
22
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