Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Issued: 1 pm 27 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
18.7° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (27 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 4PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (27 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (27 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tue
30
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
25
14
12
12
14
18
16
15
15
15
48
35
35
24
14
14
14
23
33
45
45
45
58
Wind (km/h)
5
N
15
NW
10
NNE
5
NE
0
NNE
5
NNW
0
N
5
N
5
ENE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
NW
5
N
5
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
Wind State
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
6:40PM1.58m
7:06AM1.23m
7:21PM1.60m
7:48AM1.25m
8:00PM1.60m
Low Tide
12:15PM0.20m
1:07AM0.12m
12:59PM0.19m
1:50AM0.09m
1:43PM0.19m
2:32AM0.06m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:26
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:30
8:30
8:30
8:30
 mm
1
3
1
Temp °C
24
23
20
20
20
20
21
21
22
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
24
25
25
23
23
22
22
22
Feels °C
25
23
21
22
23
22
24
23
25
24
23
23
23
24
24
24
26
24
24
21
22
22
22
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
S
6
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.3
S
7
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.2
S
6
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
Energy kJ
9
9
14
9
5
12
18
16
15
15
8
48
35
35
15
13
12
14
23
33
3
45
45
58
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
S
5
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
Energy kJ
10
25
5
12
12
6
6
6
15
15
15
7
13
14
24
14
14
6
12
12
7
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
7
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
SE
11
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
7
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
Energy kJ
2
8
5
8
9
14
15
15
6
8
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
E
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.3
ESE
4
0.4
SE
6
0.3
ESE
4
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SE
10
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
2
14
2
14
14
19
45
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
148
117
117
30
30
100
105
30
83
30
64
446
522
522
153
30
4
20
616
357
963
356
24
24
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
4
4
4
3
3
1
1
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
9
5
6
6
6
5
6
9
5
5
5
5
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