Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
24.8°C
2.5° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 5PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (22 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (22 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
0
0
0
0
1
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)
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.3
SE
12
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.7
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
10
10
10
10
49
7
7
6
25
42
36
28
22
33
35
31
30
26
24
30
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
10
SSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
30
W
25
W
15
WNW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:55PM1.38m
4:26AM1.11m
4:51PM1.42m
5:23AM1.17m
5:44PM1.48m
Low Tide
9:37AM0.37m
10:35PM0.31m
10:32AM0.33m
11:23PM0.25m
11:22AM0.28m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:43
7:42
7:39
 mm
1
3
3
1
Temp °C
21
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
25
27
28
27
26
23
22
20
23
25
26
24
22
Feels °C
22
22
21
21
22
22
23
25
26
27
27
25
24
20
19
16
19
22
20
19
19
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