Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
23.3°C
1.2° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 10PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)--
Afternoon (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
9
1.2
SSE
5
1.1
S
5
0.5
SE
9
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
34
34
38
48
46
47
50
59
61
38
47
44
35
44
43
54
33
32
Wind (km/h)
20
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
30
SSE
25
S
25
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
S
15
SSW
10
WNW
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:09PM1.59m
7:34AM1.41m
7:46PM1.62m
8:10AM1.47m
8:22PM1.62m
Low Tide
1:31AM0.04m
1:39PM0.12m
2:10AM-0.01m
2:22PM0.08m
clear
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:37
7:36
7:34
 mm
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
24
24
24
24
23
24
24
25
25
25
24
23
23
22
23
26
28
28
26
Feels °C
22
21
22
23
22
23
22
22
23
24
25
25
25
24
25
27
28
29
25
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