Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
24.8° C
2.5° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 3PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (21 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (21 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
5
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.5
E
6
0.6
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.5
E
5
0.5
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.7
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.5
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
16
13
14
18
31
46
32
31
19
19
11
11
10
15
7
10
15
8
6
14
14
14
Wind (km/h)
30
N
25
N
25
NNE
15
NE
15
E
20
E
15
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
E
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
ESE
10
SSE
15
SW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:27AM1.12m
2:58PM1.38m
3:25AM1.09m
3:55PM1.38m
4:26AM1.11m
4:51PM1.42m
Low Tide
8:36AM0.37m
9:41PM0.35m
9:37AM0.37m
10:35PM0.31m
10:32AM0.33m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:43
7:42
 mm
1
2
3
1
Temp °C
19
20
22
25
25
24
23
22
21
20
20
22
23
22
22
22
22
23
25
26
28
27
24
Feels °C
16
17
19
24
24
23
23
22
20
19
21
23
24
22
22
22
22
25
26
26
25
24
21
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