Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
23.6°C
2.9° 

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 (13 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 11AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (13 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (13 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon morning).

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
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)
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.7
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.6
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
16
21
36
30
31
32
22
41
13
29
20
28
12
20
12
12
23
43
25
26
26
20
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SSW
15
NNE
10
WNW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
30
N
25
N
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
Wind State
on
cross
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:33AM1.69m
9:47PM1.53m
10:17AM1.64m
10:32PM1.41m
11:01AM1.56m
Low Tide
3:24AM-0.08m
3:48PM-0.01m
4:01AM-0.01m
4:30PM0.07m
4:38AM0.09m
5:13PM0.16m
light rain
thunderstorm
heavy rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:07
7:06
7:05
 mm
4
11
22
Temp °C
22
23
21
23
25
25
24
24
21
19
20
23
24
21
19
17
16
16
17
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
24
26
22
25
27
26
25
25
17
13
14
17
17
14
13
12
12
12
14
16
16
16
16
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