Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
22.7°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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 11AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
12
0.9
ESE
6
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.4
SE
9
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
52
58
57
50
48
47
45
30
34
31
31
30
27
22
17
13
13
17
26
25
24
10
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
20
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SW
15
W
30
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
SW
15
W
20
NW
5
NNW
5
WNW
15
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
11:32AM1.59m
00:05AM1.32m
12:29PM1.58m
1:07AM1.27m
1:31PM1.56m
Low Tide
5:10AM0.06m
6:02PM0.18m
5:57AM0.13m
7:08PM0.24m
6:59AM0.20m
8:26PM0.25m
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:25
7:23
7:22
 mm
1
2
1
2
3
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
20
19
20
21
21
21
21
22
22
21
23
28
31
29
27
26
24
24
25
27
24
24
23
Feels °C
19
17
19
20
20
21
22
24
24
22
22
29
32
31
29
28
25
27
27
28
24
25
22
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