Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Issued: 1 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
24.5° C

3.9°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) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 6PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (05 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (05 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the E by Wed morning).

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.8
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.4
SE
9
0.8
E
5
1.4
ENE
5
1.5
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.4
ENE
7
1
E
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1
E
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
11
11
11
11
11
18
16
21
33
117
167
137
146
134
131
116
180
92
157
161
97
84
83
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
E
25
E
20
E
15
E
20
NE
40
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
Wind State
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
11:49AM1.33m
11:52PM1.41m
12:34PM1.39m
00:42AM1.36m
1:21PM1.45m
1:36AM1.31m
Low Tide
5:42PM0.28m
6:08AM0.09m
6:36PM0.30m
6:53AM0.11m
7:45PM0.30m
7:49AM0.12m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:30
5:31
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:29
8:29
8:28
8:28
 mm
1
10
4
1
1
2
3
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
24
25
25
25
23
23
22
23
24
22
18
18
18
18
17
17
18
18
19
20
19
18
17
17
Feels °C
27
27
25
26
26
25
21
24
26
23
13
14
14
15
13
13
15
16
17
18
17
17
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
S
4
0.3
SE
9
0.3
S
4
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
E
7
Energy kJ
4
4
11
11
11
3
12
3
7
8
5
5
4
134
131
116
111
92
92
92
97
84
83
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.1
SE
6
0.2
S
5
0.3
SE
8
0.2
S
5
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
5
Energy kJ
11
11
1
2
11
2
13
14
4
4
9
9
4
4
2
2
6
6
6
6
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.2
SSE
4
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
Energy kJ
2
1
1
21
22
15
4
4
13
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.8
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.8
E
5
1.4
ENE
5
1.5
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
7
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
0.3
NNE
2
Energy kJ
7
3
3
3
18
16
16
33
117
167
137
146
10
8
9
180
157
161
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1380
842
1727
1057
284
139
1228
284
41
83
167
577
700
117
451
719
559
17
17
17
45
0
10
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
8
8
8
8
7
8
7
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
7
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