Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
23.3° C
0.7° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 4PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (30 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (30 Jul)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 21°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the S by Sat afternoon).

Thu
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
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)
0.4
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.9
S
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.6
S
8
0.8
SSE
8
1
S
4
0.9
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
61
58
50
48
34
34
35
43
40
90
105
36
35
46
45
43
49
83
37
34
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
0
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
15
S
20
SSE
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
20
SSE
30
S
25
S
25
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:41AM1.34m
8:49PM1.60m
9:17AM1.37m
9:24PM1.57m
9:54AM1.40m
10:00PM1.53m
Low Tide
2:45PM0.14m
3:20AM-0.00m
3:25PM0.14m
3:55AM-0.01m
4:04PM0.15m
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:13
8:10
8:09
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
22
21
23
24
23
23
22
22
23
25
25
25
24
24
24
23
26
27
26
25
24
Feels °C
20
19
22
25
25
24
23
23
24
25
24
24
24
25
25
23
26
25
23
23
23
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