Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
23.1°C
2.1° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 3PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (10 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (10 Sep)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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
1
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)
1.2
S
6
1.3
SSW
6
0.9
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
SE
10
0.5
S
7
0.3
SE
9
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
108
139
64
38
27
27
16
15
15
15
9
14
22
13
20
12
8
13
13
13
14
14
15
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
W
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:21AM1.64m
7:36PM1.73m
8:07AM1.70m
8:21PM1.70m
8:50AM1.71m
9:04PM1.62m
Low Tide
1:28PM-0.06m
2:01AM-0.14m
2:18PM-0.07m
2:44AM-0.13m
3:04PM-0.05m
clear
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:13
7:10
7:09
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
24
23
25
30
30
30
27
25
25
23
24
26
27
26
25
23
22
21
23
23
24
23
22
Feels °C
21
20
25
29
29
28
25
23
22
20
20
24
25
25
23
20
20
19
22
21
21
21
21
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