Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
24.0° C
1.3° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 11PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)--
Afternoon (03 Aug)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (03 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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)
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
286
206
172
163
135
107
84
79
62
61
29
28
29
42
41
44
25
39
19
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
30
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
5
NE
5
ESE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
5
SSE
5
SW
5
W
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:27PM1.41m
12:00PM1.50m
00:19AM1.34m
12:51PM1.53m
Low Tide
5:25PM0.20m
5:35AM0.05m
6:15PM0.23m
6:19AM0.10m
7:22PM0.27m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:07
8:06
 mm
4
2
Temp °C
28
26
23
23
22
22
24
25
25
24
24
24
23
24
24
24
24
24
25
Feels °C
29
23
21
23
23
23
26
24
24
23
24
25
24
25
25
26
27
26
27
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