Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Issued: 1 am 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
21.2° C

1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 5AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (02 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (02 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 35°C on Thu night, min 24°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the W by Fri night).

Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
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
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
6
1.2
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
0.6
S
5
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.9
S
5
1
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.3
SE
9
0.6
S
5
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.6
S
5
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
52
84
67
21
13
29
38
54
28
22
22
15
19
14
14
17
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
20
S
25
S
20
SW
10
W
15
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
W
15
SSW
25
SSW
30
W
20
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
WNW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:47AM1.26m
9:50PM1.54m
10:27AM1.26m
10:27PM1.49m
11:07AM1.29m
Low Tide
3:49AM0.04m
3:45PM0.21m
4:24AM0.05m
4:22PM0.23m
4:58AM0.06m
5:00PM0.25m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:28
5:28
5:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:29
8:29
8:29
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
Temp °C
27
26
26
31
34
34
35
34
32
29
29
33
35
35
32
34
30
28
28
31
35
34
28
24
Feels °C
29
29
30
35
34
32
35
36
33
31
31
35
35
33
30
33
32
30
29
32
35
33
28
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
10
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
5
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SSE
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
Energy kJ
14
39
29
21
13
21
13
33
28
22
22
15
9
14
10
17
12
12
12
8
8
4
8
8
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
Energy kJ
5
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
11
Energy kJ
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
6
1.2
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
0.5
S
5
0.9
S
4
0.9
S
5
1
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
WNW
3
0.2
WNW
2
0.2
WNW
3
Energy kJ
52
84
67
13
29
38
54
19
12
7
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
195
0
0
30
1227
1227
963
0
4
20
20
39
196
963
30
25
117
117
100
148
839
839
839
100
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
6
6
7
7
8
9
9
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
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