Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Issued: 1 pm 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
19.6° C

2.4°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 (16 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 8PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (16 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (16 Jun)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Tue
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
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
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.9
S
4
0.9
S
4
0.7
S
5
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.6
S
6
1.4
S
7
1.2
SSE
7
1.1
S
7
1
S
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
25
49
27
33
21
15
26
25
23
19
91
84
96
101
145
155
220
181
139
117
100
86
91
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
SSW
25
S
30
S
25
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
35
S
35
SSW
25
SW
35
WSW
40
WSW
25
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
9:04AM1.50m
9:17PM1.86m
10:01AM1.50m
10:13PM1.79m
11:00AM1.49m
11:10PM1.69m
Low Tide
3:06PM-0.08m
4:00AM-0.20m
4:00PM-0.04m
4:50AM-0.16m
4:53PM0.02m
5:40AM-0.10m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:24
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:28
8:28
8:28
8:29
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
19
21
20
20
19
19
19
19
20
21
20
20
20
20
21
22
24
27
29
28
26
24
21
20
Feels °C
16
18
15
15
16
17
19
18
18
18
16
18
18
18
19
19
21
25
26
23
22
20
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
8
0.7
S
5
0.5
S
4
0.5
SSE
7
0.1
S
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
E
6
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
1.2
SSE
7
1.1
S
7
1
S
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
Energy kJ
26
25
1
1
1
21
10
26
5
10
1
10
10
10
9
8
8
8
8
139
117
100
86
91
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
6
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
SE
14
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
1
15
15
1
1
1
1
1
8
8
8
3
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
1
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
7
0.9
S
4
0.9
S
4
0.7
S
5
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.6
S
6
1.4
S
7
0.8
WSW
4
0.7
W
4
0.4
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.2
WNW
3
Energy kJ
49
27
33
21
25
23
19
91
84
96
101
145
155
220
181
16
16
3
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
100
867
887
553
570
167
117
809
249
752
459
1275
963
831
831
1380
1245
869
164
85
41
37
25
24
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
1
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
2
3
4
4
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
8
8
5
4
4
4
6
5
9
7
6
5
5
6
5
6
6
6
4
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