Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
21.6°C
2.4° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 5PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 2.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)8ft (2.5m)11s
Afternoon (24 Sep)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (24 Sep)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 106mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, near gales from the NNE by Fri night).

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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)
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2
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0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
E
11
3
E
11
2.5
ESE
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
11
2.3
ESE
11
2.2
ESE
12
2.2
ESE
12
3.5
E
12
2.4
ESE
12
2.3
ESE
12
2.4
ESE
12
2.5
ESE
12
2.4
ESE
12
2.5
ESE
12
2.5
ESE
12
2.4
ESE
12
2.2
ESE
11
1.9
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2439
2496
1831
2533
2357
2116
1396
1365
1316
2926
1560
1502
1622
1694
1569
1747
1717
1491
1121
853
619
Wind (km/h)
35
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
40
NNE
40
NE
35
NE
40
NE
50
NNE
50
NNE
50
N
50
N
50
N
45
N
45
N
40
N
45
N
40
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:36PM1.56m
7:00AM1.52m
7:15PM1.59m
7:36AM1.61m
7:53PM1.60m
Low Tide
12:27PM0.14m
00:52AM0.03m
1:13PM0.07m
1:31AM-0.03m
1:57PM0.02m
cloud
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
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5
11
9
5
3
16
16
11
Temp °C
13
17
20
18
14
13
13
14
16
20
19
14
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
6
11
14
11
6
5
5
6
7
12
11
4
2
4
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
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