Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Issued: 7 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
22.6° C

2.1°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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 12PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (04 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (04 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 60mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 34°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NE by Mon night).

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
2 AM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.9
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.8
E
4
1.2
E
5
1.3
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.7
E
6
1.6
E
7
1.5
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
13
13
13
13
36
17
17
12
13
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
22
76
120
170
233
229
202
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
SSW
25
S
20
ENE
10
SE
20
WSW
10
WNW
0
NE
10
S
5
SSE
5
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
30
E
30
ENE
30
E
30
E
25
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
on
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:07AM1.29m
11:07PM1.45m
11:49AM1.33m
11:52PM1.41m
12:34PM1.39m
00:42AM1.36m
Low Tide
4:58AM0.06m
5:00PM0.25m
5:32AM0.08m
5:42PM0.28m
6:08AM0.09m
6:36PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
heavy rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:28
5:30
5:30
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:29
8:29
8:29
8:28
 mm
2
13
2
4
2
2
2
1
1
3
6
3
5
5
8
Temp °C
28
28
32
34
34
28
22
23
23
24
24
25
23
23
23
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
20
Feels °C
30
29
32
34
33
27
24
24
25
28
26
28
26
24
24
23
21
19
19
20
20
19
19
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
SE
9
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.3
SE
9
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
SE
8
0.4
E
4
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
9
0.2
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
Energy kJ
8
4
4
4
13
15
17
12
12
13
9
4
5
4
11
4
11
12
2
5
2
2
2
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
S
5
0.3
SE
8
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
2
11
2
2
3
4
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
2
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.2
S
5
Energy kJ
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.4
E
3
0.5
E
4
0.8
E
4
1.2
E
5
1.3
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.7
E
6
1.6
E
7
1.5
E
7
Energy kJ
7
36
17
3
6
22
76
120
170
233
229
202
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
117
570
612
2465
1262
17
105
83
83
153
2490
3260
2465
1366
241
322
1228
752
284
2625
284
225
534
105
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
5
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