Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
17.8°C
1.1° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 11PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)--
Afternoon (11 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (11 Oct)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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
1
1
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
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)
2
ESE
7
1.5
SSE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
1
S
4
1
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
342
260
470
468
519
379
238
177
131
128
94
73
69
45
28
21
52
35
45
Wind (km/h)
45
E
40
ENE
30
NE
35
NNE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
N
5
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
8:38PM1.51m
9:01AM1.69m
9:18PM1.42m
9:40AM1.63m
10:01PM1.33m
Low Tide
2:41PM-0.04m
2:50AM-0.00m
3:23PM0.00m
3:27AM0.06m
4:03PM0.06m
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
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7:03
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6:22
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6:20
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6:19
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 mm
9
6
5
1
1
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1
Temp °C
15
15
16
15
14
14
16
21
23
22
20
19
19
18
19
20
22
22
20
Feels °C
8
9
12
10
9
9
13
19
21
20
19
19
20
18
19
17
19
19
18
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