Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
19.0°C
0.6° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 1AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (01 Oct)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (01 Oct)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
1
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.4
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
29
29
30
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
24
35
35
62
40
33
Wind (km/h)
15
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
W
20
NW
25
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
10:57PM1.37m
11:14AM1.65m
11:59PM1.31m
12:17PM1.59m
Low Tide
4:59PM0.05m
4:54AM0.07m
5:53PM0.12m
5:46AM0.15m
6:59PM0.19m
clear
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
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Temp °C
21
21
21
20
19
19
20
21
23
23
22
21
20
19
23
28
28
25
18
Feels °C
20
19
20
19
18
18
19
21
22
23
23
20
19
17
21
25
26
24
15
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