Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
23.5° 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 (20 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 10PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)--
Afternoon (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon).

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
1
1
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
SSE
7
0.5
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.9
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.6
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.4
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.3
S
9
1.5
S
8
1
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.1
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
24
32
9
16
35
53
100
135
121
226
294
223
260
247
289
131
173
189
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
W
25
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:19AM1.32m
1:58PM1.48m
2:09AM1.22m
2:47PM1.45m
Low Tide
7:16PM0.25m
7:32AM0.16m
8:19PM0.30m
8:25AM0.23m
9:20PM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:21
8:21
8:20
 mm
1
5
6
4
2
1
Temp °C
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
25
23
25
24
23
23
26
28
28
27
23
Feels °C
21
20
21
21
22
21
21
24
24
19
24
23
23
22
26
26
27
26
18
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