Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
15.8°C
1.5° 

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 (30 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 4AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (30 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (30 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon).

Thu
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SSE
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
6
10
8
5
17
18
13
13
12
16
17
23
22
21
21
23
23
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
NW
30
NW
40
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
15
N
5
NNW
5
SW
5
W
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:49PM1.36m
11:04AM1.66m
11:53PM1.32m
12:08PM1.58m
Low Tide
4:49PM-0.05m
4:44AM0.04m
5:44PM0.02m
5:41AM0.12m
6:47PM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
18
18
16
15
15
15
17
19
15
12
11
11
9
8
8
10
12
12
12
Feels °C
15
15
12
11
11
11
14
12
6
5
5
5
3
2
4
7
9
9
7
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