Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Issued: 7 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
22.6° C

2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 3AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 04). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (05 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (05 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat night, min 18°C on Tue morning). Mainly strong winds.

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
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)
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.6
SE
5
0.8
ESE
4
1.1
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
5
1.1
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
12
11
11
17
21
54
67
62
90
111
118
113
134
130
107
107
89
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
S
40
WNW
10
W
10
NNW
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
20
E
20
E
30
ESE
20
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:07PM1.45m
11:49AM1.33m
11:52PM1.41m
12:34PM1.39m
00:42AM1.36m
1:21PM1.45m
Low Tide
5:00PM0.25m
5:32AM0.08m
5:42PM0.28m
6:08AM0.09m
6:36PM0.30m
6:53AM0.11m
clear
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:30
5:30
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:29
8:29
8:29
8:28
 mm
17
5
1
2
1
8
1
2
1
6
6
2
1
1
Temp °C
33
31
23
24
24
23
24
24
24
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
19
18
18
19
Feels °C
33
32
20
26
26
25
26
25
25
24
23
23
21
23
21
22
20
20
21
21
16
15
15
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
S
5
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.5
S
5
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.4
S
5
1.1
ESE
7
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
1.1
E
7
0.3
S
5
Energy kJ
13
13
6
12
12
8
11
11
11
11
11
11
2
2
5
8
118
8
4
4
4
107
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
5
0.3
SE
9
0.2
NNE
3
0.1
SE
7
0.3
SE
9
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
S
5
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SE
10
0.6
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.3
S
5
0.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
2
12
1
2
12
2
1
2
11
11
2
8
4
18
8
8
4
4
5
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
7
0.3
SE
9
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
2
14
9
9
3
4
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
5
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.3
SE
6
0.6
SE
5
0.8
ESE
4
1.1
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
5
1.1
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
Energy kJ
4
4
7
11
11
12
11
6
17
21
54
67
62
90
111
113
134
130
107
89
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
963
2325
189
83
965
1380
284
3259
1585
3349
241
83
1275
934
934
1423
1262
534
242
176
45
208
254
315
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
8
5
5
5
7
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