Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
23.1°C
2.6° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 10AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (15 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (15 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.5
E
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
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
E
5
0.2
ESE
9
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.8
S
4
1
S
4
0.8
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
12
15
15
13
13
13
13
13
13
8
7
8
9
7
7
7
11
11
11
18
38
27
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
20
S
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:01AM1.56m
11:20PM1.31m
11:47AM1.49m
00:09AM1.22m
12:35PM1.42m
Low Tide
4:38AM0.09m
5:13PM0.16m
5:14AM0.20m
5:58PM0.25m
5:53AM0.30m
6:50PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:05
7:02
7:00
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
17
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
18
20
22
22
23
22
21
20
22
24
24
24
23
Feels °C
14
13
15
17
16
15
16
16
16
16
17
18
21
20
23
21
20
19
21
23
22
22
21
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