Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
15.7°C
2.0° 

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 (02 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 7AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 02). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (02 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (02 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thu
5
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 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
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.5
S
4
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
11
11
10
10
6
6
10
9
13
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
8
7
7
18
18
37
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:01AM1.32m
1:16PM1.48m
2:03AM1.36m
2:18PM1.44m
3:03AM1.43m
3:18PM1.43m
4:00AM1.51m
Low Tide
7:06AM0.22m
8:03PM0.09m
8:18AM0.20m
9:00PM0.04m
9:20AM0.13m
9:50PM-0.00m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
12
12
12
15
17
16
15
13
13
12
13
16
17
17
16
16
15
15
16
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18
Feels °C
8
7
8
7
10
12
12
10
9
10
9
10
13
14
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13
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16
15
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15
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