Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
23.3° C
1.2° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 9AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (19 Jul)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (19 Jul)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
6
0.8
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.4
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.7
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.1
SSE
5
1
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
104
41
24
25
19
34
40
42
29
29
27
17
16
16
29
15
8
8
14
21
36
57
72
65
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
25
WNW
30
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
25
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NE
10
ESE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
30
S
30
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:38PM1.55m
12:21PM1.54m
00:29AM1.43m
1:10PM1.51m
1:19AM1.32m
1:58PM1.48m
Low Tide
5:56AM-0.04m
6:18PM0.17m
6:42AM0.06m
7:16PM0.25m
7:32AM0.16m
8:19PM0.30m
cloud
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:41
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:21
8:21
 mm
1
3
10
Temp °C
24
23
22
24
27
27
27
24
22
21
20
22
23
24
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
25
25
24
Feels °C
23
22
19
21
23
22
23
20
19
19
17
20
21
21
20
21
23
23
22
23
23
24
24
25
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