Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
22.9°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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 7PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (01 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (01 Sep)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.6
S
4
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
12
7
10
17
23
71
71
109
100
104
90
77
62
62
50
54
42
32
27
25
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
15
ENE
15
NE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
E
20
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
0
NNE
10
W
20
SSW
10
W
5
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross
High Tide
10:42AM1.60m
11:08PM1.39m
11:32AM1.59m
00:05AM1.32m
12:29PM1.58m
Low Tide
5:10PM0.12m
5:10AM0.06m
6:02PM0.18m
5:57AM0.13m
7:08PM0.24m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:28
7:25
7:23
 mm
1
1
3
4
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
23
26
28
25
21
20
20
20
21
22
22
21
21
22
22
21
22
24
25
25
25
Feels °C
26
28
31
27
22
19
18
18
20
21
20
19
21
25
24
21
24
27
28
27
28
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