Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
22.7°C
2.8° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 11PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)--
Afternoon (19 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (19 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, strong winds from the ENE by Tue afternoon).

Sat
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.6
ESE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
1
E
6
1.4
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
52
73
62
84
79
24
24
24
17
15
30
49
64
63
50
39
71
187
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
WSW
25
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
30
ENE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:18PM1.34m
2:51AM1.10m
3:15PM1.34m
3:51AM1.13m
4:12PM1.37m
Low Tide
9:01PM0.38m
9:01AM0.43m
9:58PM0.33m
10:01AM0.38m
10:47PM0.26m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:58
6:55
6:54
 mm
1
4
7
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
18
18
18
19
18
18
19
21
21
21
19
17
16
15
17
19
20
18
Feels °C
16
15
14
15
16
14
15
16
18
18
21
17
14
12
10
13
15
15
12
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