Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
23.6°C
1.5° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 7AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (25 Aug)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (25 Aug)1ft (0.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the S by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
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
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
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
SE
9
1.3
SSE
5
1.1
S
5
1
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
14
29
26
34
34
38
48
46
47
59
87
62
50
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
SW
20
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:13AM1.24m
6:29PM1.54m
6:56AM1.33m
7:09PM1.59m
7:34AM1.41m
7:46PM1.62m
Low Tide
00:08AM0.18m
12:09PM0.22m
00:51AM0.11m
12:55PM0.16m
1:31AM0.04m
1:39PM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:38
7:37
7:36
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
20
19
21
24
25
25
23
20
20
20
22
25
25
24
24
23
23
23
25
26
25
24
23
Feels °C
17
17
16
19
22
23
22
21
17
19
20
21
24
22
21
22
23
23
22
23
23
22
24
23
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