Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
23.0° C
0.7° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 11AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.8
ESE
7
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
27
14
14
19
17
16
37
44
84
53
64
58
47
60
62
56
94
70
74
59
57
57
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
ESE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
E
15
ENE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
Wind State
off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:59AM1.12m
4:32PM1.44m
4:58AM1.12m
5:25PM1.47m
5:53AM1.16m
6:13PM1.52m
Low Tide
10:11AM0.28m
11:06PM0.25m
11:00AM0.27m
11:54PM0.20m
11:48AM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:45
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:16
8:15
 mm
Temp °C
22
21
22
23
23
22
22
21
21
21
22
22
22
22
22
21
20
20
23
24
24
23
23
Feels °C
22
21
21
20
20
19
20
20
21
19
18
18
18
19
19
19
18
17
20
22
21
20
21
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