Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
17.3°C
1.8° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 1AM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.9m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (21 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Evening (21 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Wed morning, light winds from the NNE by Fri afternoon).

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
2.5
E
10
2.2
E
10
2
E
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
2
ESE
11
2.1
ESE
11
2
ESE
11
1.8
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
471
480
1301
947
832
761
791
887
1046
904
787
685
554
464
380
380
325
263
166
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
N
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
N
35
N
35
N
30
N
25
N
20
N
35
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:25PM1.32m
4:05AM1.23m
4:20PM1.36m
4:55AM1.34m
5:11PM1.41m
Low Tide
10:04PM0.24m
10:21AM0.31m
10:48PM0.15m
11:11AM0.21m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
20
16
14
12
10
8
10
13
15
13
11
11
10
10
13
16
18
16
13
Feels °C
14
10
7
5
2
0
2
6
8
5
3
3
2
1
4
8
11
10
5
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