Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
23.1° 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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 4PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (02 Aug)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (02 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon night, fresh winds from the S by Wed morning).

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
7
1
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
6
2.1
S
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.5
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
35
33
27
19
37
96
523
322
333
316
466
226
147
120
97
96
90
96
109
67
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSW
15
S
25
S
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
10
WNW
20
N
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:32AM1.43m
10:41PM1.47m
11:14AM1.46m
11:27PM1.41m
12:00PM1.50m
Low Tide
4:42PM0.17m
5:00AM0.02m
5:25PM0.20m
5:35AM0.05m
6:15PM0.23m
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:08
8:07
8:07
 mm
2
3
4
4
5
3
6
4
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
26
26
26
25
24
23
22
24
25
25
25
24
Feels °C
24
24
25
26
26
25
24
24
24
26
27
28
24
24
22
21
23
23
23
26
24
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