Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
22.6° 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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 8AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (23 Jul)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
1
1
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)
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.6
SE
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
112
87
73
69
69
69
32
40
26
28
25
14
14
24
20
20
55
54
53
82
70
78
78
81
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
5
NNE
10
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
S
5
WSW
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
SE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
E
15
NE
15
NE
15
E
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
3:02AM1.15m
3:38PM1.44m
3:59AM1.12m
4:32PM1.44m
4:58AM1.12m
5:25PM1.47m
Low Tide
9:20AM0.27m
10:16PM0.29m
10:11AM0.28m
11:06PM0.25m
11:00AM0.27m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:19
8:17
8:16
 mm
Temp °C
22
20
19
22
23
23
22
22
22
21
21
23
23
23
22
22
21
21
21
23
23
23
22
22
Feels °C
18
17
16
20
21
20
19
20
22
21
20
22
21
20
20
20
19
19
19
20
19
20
20
20
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