Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Issued: 1 pm 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
24.0° C

3.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 10PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)3ft (0.9m)4s
Afternoon (06 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (06 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Wed afternoon).

Mon
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
5
1
ESE
5
1.2
E
5
1.4
E
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.5
E
7
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
1
E
6
1.2
ENE
6
0.9
E
6
1
ENE
6
0.8
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
51
78
123
145
134
152
131
193
88
68
75
115
61
80
48
61
51
60
62
52
49
37
37
Wind (km/h)
25
E
30
E
35
ENE
35
E
35
E
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
10
ENE
5
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
12:34PM1.39m
00:42AM1.36m
1:21PM1.45m
1:36AM1.31m
2:13PM1.52m
2:36AM1.28m
Low Tide
6:36PM0.30m
6:53AM0.11m
7:45PM0.30m
7:49AM0.12m
9:00PM0.26m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:31
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:29
8:28
8:28
8:28
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
21
21
21
21
20
19
19
19
19
18
19
18
18
19
21
22
23
22
22
21
21
21
Feels °C
20
19
18
18
18
20
18
17
17
17
17
16
17
16
16
17
21
23
23
21
21
20
21
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
1.2
ESE
7
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
Energy kJ
13
14
4
4
4
2
2
2
131
88
68
75
63
61
48
48
37
51
60
62
52
49
37
37
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.2
S
5
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
Energy kJ
10
9
4
4
2
4
4
3
3
3
14
13
13
14
13
13
14
13
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
8
0.2
SSE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
Energy kJ
4
3
9
14
14
3
2
6
2
2
6
3
7
12
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
5
1
ESE
5
1.2
E
5
1.4
E
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.5
E
7
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
NE
3
1.2
ENE
6
0.4
NNE
3
1
ENE
6
0.9
E
6
0.2
SSW
2
0.3
SSW
2
Energy kJ
35
51
78
123
145
134
152
131
193
4
5
115
4
80
61
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
570
227
1228
699
618
167
145
139
179
45
45
17
17
17
17
45
10
195
175
175
218
64
36
36
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
3
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
8
8
7
6
7
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
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