Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
25.6° C
2.7° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 10AM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)1ft (0.3m)5s
Afternoon (12 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)5s
Evening (12 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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)
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.5
S
3
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.4
S
5
0.7
S
4
0.5
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
5
3
5
5
21
18
20
21
27
14
9
5
5
5
7
7
3
3
9
14
9
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
WSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
W
5
SW
5
NNE
20
NE
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross
glassy
cross
High Tide
7:40AM1.55m
7:55PM1.82m
8:29AM1.62m
8:43PM1.79m
9:18AM1.64m
9:31PM1.71m
Low Tide
1:44PM-0.08m
2:29AM-0.18m
2:36PM-0.09m
3:15AM-0.19m
3:26PM-0.07m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:57
7:55
7:54
 mm
4
1
Temp °C
25
25
27
29
30
29
26
25
22
22
24
28
31
29
26
24
24
23
25
28
28
27
26
Feels °C
23
24
25
27
27
27
25
23
23
25
25
28
28
25
22
21
22
21
24
27
27
27
23
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