Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
23.6° C
2.4° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 8PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (09 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (09 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.9
S
4
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.3
ESE
8
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
S
6
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
18
31
35
29
28
17
13
13
14
11
18
33
33
23
22
14
7
8
9
9
9
9
9
Wind (km/h)
15
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
15
W
20
NW
15
WNW
15
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NE
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
3:11PM1.58m
3:44AM1.26m
4:15PM1.65m
4:54AM1.29m
5:20PM1.72m
6:00AM1.35m
Low Tide
8:54AM0.12m
10:07PM0.19m
9:58AM0.09m
11:09PM0.09m
11:00AM0.05m
00:08AM-0.00m
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clear
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:33
5:33
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8:28
8:27
8:27
8:25
 mm
1
5
6
2
1
Temp °C
26
26
25
24
25
24
24
24
27
30
30
27
26
25
24
23
25
25
25
24
23
22
21
21
Feels °C
27
26
26
25
27
26
25
24
27
30
29
27
27
26
25
24
26
26
25
24
23
21
19
17
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