Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Issued: 7 am 22 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
18.2° C

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 (22 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 12PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (22 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (22 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thu
25
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
13
12
29
37
83
89
77
98
85
70
55
42
47
38
38
35
43
44
37
54
90
30
27
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
30
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
NNW
20
N
25
N
15
N
10
N
10
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
10
NW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
5
WNW
10
NE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:36PM1.48m
2:44AM1.29m
3:26PM1.49m
3:38AM1.22m
4:18PM1.50m
Low Tide
8:20AM0.10m
8:57PM0.27m
9:12AM0.15m
9:55PM0.26m
10:01AM0.17m
10:48PM0.23m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
heavy rain
rain showers
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:24
5:24
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:29
8:29
8:30
8:30
 mm
15
12
7
2
2
4
8
7
Temp °C
23
23
24
22
20
21
20
21
21
21
20
19
21
21
21
20
19
20
24
26
27
26
24
23
Feels °C
24
24
22
19
20
18
20
23
23
23
20
17
20
21
21
18
17
18
22
23
24
23
24
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
1.1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
Energy kJ
20
13
5
5
5
5
5
5
98
85
70
55
42
47
38
38
35
43
44
37
54
30
27
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.5
S
4
Energy kJ
6
5
5
5
2
2
2
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
6
5
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
4
Energy kJ
12
29
37
83
89
77
90
19
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
153
970
3285
3400
1699
3349
232
2352
17
0
4
4
4
4
4
20
20
4
4
25
100
177
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
1
2
1
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
7
9
8
9
8
8
7
7
6
5
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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