Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
18.9°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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 3PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (05 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (05 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
E
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.5
S
3
0.9
S
4
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
60
59
48
53
42
44
33
20
20
12
12
5
12
5
5
4
4
3
3
5
28
59
64
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
25
WNW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
W
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
3:16AM1.31m
3:36PM1.52m
4:22AM1.39m
4:41PM1.55m
5:21AM1.49m
5:38PM1.58m
Low Tide
9:30AM0.22m
10:25PM0.09m
10:34AM0.14m
11:16PM0.02m
11:30AM0.07m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:28
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Temp °C
15
15
17
20
19
17
15
13
10
9
11
15
17
16
14
14
13
12
14
17
19
18
17
Feels °C
13
13
12
12
11
9
7
5
3
1
4
8
10
10
10
11
10
8
9
12
13
13
12
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