Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
22.6° C
0.1° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 8AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (28 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (28 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
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
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
7
0.9
S
5
1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1.4
SE
7
1.4
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
7
1.1
ENE
6
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
29
29
20
25
34
56
46
75
80
77
158
157
96
74
93
84
62
47
67
59
50
34
32
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
E
20
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
20
N
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
5
NNE
10
E
15
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:24AM1.26m
7:37PM1.60m
8:04AM1.30m
8:14PM1.61m
8:41AM1.34m
8:49PM1.60m
Low Tide
1:23AM0.10m
1:20PM0.18m
2:05AM0.05m
2:04PM0.16m
2:44AM0.02m
2:45PM0.14m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:14
8:13
 mm
1
1
1
2
6
3
5
4
1
2
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
23
23
23
25
25
23
22
23
23
23
22
23
23
22
22
21
21
20
20
21
23
24
22
21
Feels °C
23
23
24
25
24
23
22
24
24
24
22
23
23
21
21
20
21
19
19
20
24
25
22
20
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