Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
17.9°C
1.6° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 8PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (14 Oct)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Fri night).

Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.9
SSE
4
1
S
5
1
S
5
1
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.1
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
26
26
25
18
11
11
6
6
4
4
4
15
15
15
29
47
54
62
92
89
Wind (km/h)
20
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
10
ENE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
25
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:21AM1.55m
10:47PM1.24m
11:05AM1.46m
11:36PM1.17m
11:53AM1.39m
Low Tide
4:43PM0.13m
4:38AM0.23m
5:25PM0.22m
5:14AM0.31m
6:11PM0.29m
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rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
light rain
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Temp °C
23
24
27
23
19
15
14
12
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15
14
14
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15
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22
22
20
Feels °C
22
23
26
21
15
10
11
6
7
12
11
10
9
11
11
13
16
18
21
21
19
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