Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
22.0° C
0.5° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 1PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (12 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (12 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
9
0.5
E
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.4
S
6
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.5
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
S
5
0.9
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
11
9
10
22
13
10
9
14
14
14
17
19
22
23
17
13
13
12
12
18
24
48
53
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ESE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SSW
20
SSE
30
S
30
SSW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:00AM1.35m
6:21PM1.80m
7:00AM1.43m
7:17PM1.85m
7:55AM1.49m
8:10PM1.87m
Low Tide
12:00PM-0.00m
1:04AM-0.09m
12:59PM-0.05m
1:59AM-0.16m
1:57PM-0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:35
5:35
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:25
8:24
8:24
 mm
Temp °C
22
22
24
24
24
23
23
22
22
22
23
24
24
24
23
22
21
22
27
31
33
31
27
26
Feels °C
22
21
23
21
21
20
22
22
22
22
23
21
20
20
20
19
18
19
24
28
30
28
23
23
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