Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
23.1° C
0.3° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 5AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Afternoon (02 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (02 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sun night, min 22°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun night, light winds from the E by Tue morning).

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
3
0
2
2
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.7
S
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.9
S
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
19
20
34
37
40
49
64
108
141
191
323
338
512
293
244
206
167
110
81
61
59
56
54
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
WSW
15
SW
25
W
15
NW
25
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
E
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:32AM1.43m
10:41PM1.47m
11:14AM1.46m
11:27PM1.41m
12:00PM1.50m
Low Tide
4:27AM-0.00m
4:42PM0.17m
5:00AM0.02m
5:25PM0.20m
5:35AM0.05m
6:15PM0.23m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:54
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8:08
8:07
8:07
 mm
1
1
3
4
4
4
10
1
3
2
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
24
24
24
23
26
26
26
24
23
22
22
24
24
24
23
23
Feels °C
25
25
25
24
25
25
26
25
23
24
24
25
27
25
27
20
21
20
21
23
22
22
21
21
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