Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
23.6°C
2.9° 

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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 3AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (14 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (14 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun night, min 16°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon morning, light winds from the WSW by Wed morning).

Sun
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
5
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ESE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
32
32
27
29
21
21
12
12
27
19
19
18
22
21
15
15
16
9
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
S
15
SW
15
W
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
25
NNE
25
N
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
E
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:47PM1.53m
10:17AM1.64m
10:32PM1.41m
11:01AM1.56m
Low Tide
3:48PM-0.01m
4:01AM-0.01m
4:30PM0.07m
4:38AM0.09m
5:13PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:07
7:06
7:05
 mm
Temp °C
24
25
24
24
22
19
20
23
24
22
20
18
17
16
17
18
19
18
18
Feels °C
27
27
25
25
19
13
15
17
18
15
15
13
13
12
14
16
17
16
16
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