Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Issued: 1 pm 13 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
18.4° C

1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (13 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 6PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (13 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (13 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat night, min 17°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NW by Tue morning).

Sat
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tue
16
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
S
6
0.7
S
4
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.8
S
4
1.4
S
5
1.4
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.1
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
11
17
13
8
7
7
11
11
18
97
117
108
88
66
55
41
47
75
79
60
41
40
27
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
S
20
S
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
S
35
S
45
S
40
S
25
S
20
SW
35
NW
35
NW
25
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
5
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:37PM1.84m
7:14AM1.45m
7:30PM1.89m
8:09AM1.48m
8:23PM1.90m
Low Tide
12:17PM-0.03m
1:20AM-0.11m
1:14PM-0.06m
2:15AM-0.17m
2:11PM-0.08m
3:09AM-0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:24
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:27
8:27
8:28
 mm
1
13
3
1
Temp °C
24
27
27
29
27
26
24
23
27
26
25
22
21
21
19
17
19
23
24
23
20
19
18
18
Feels °C
24
25
23
27
26
25
23
21
24
21
19
18
20
21
14
10
13
19
20
18
15
14
14
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.2
ESE
8
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
1.1
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
Energy kJ
12
11
7
4
5
3
7
11
7
7
7
3
7
88
66
55
41
47
75
79
60
41
40
27
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
S
8
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
4
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
NNW
3
Energy kJ
7
7
1
6
8
7
3
7
6
7
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
7
7
7
7
7
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
6
0.7
S
4
0.4
S
6
0.8
S
4
1.4
S
5
1.4
S
6
1.3
S
6
0.5
NW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.3
NW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
Energy kJ
17
13
11
18
97
117
108
4
7
3
1
1
3
2
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
153
153
403
2489
20
117
153
2325
3285
589
1703
322
72
164
64
50
25
24
24
0
0
4
4
20
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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