Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
24.7° C
2.0° 

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 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 10PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)--
Afternoon (15 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (15 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon night, min 20°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, calm by Mon afternoon).

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
1
1
1
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)
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
S
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.6
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
4
1
SSE
5
1.1
S
5
1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
3
3
4
4
3
7
6
14
22
30
47
64
58
51
43
41
30
31
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
5
S
10
S
20
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
S
35
S
30
S
10
WSW
15
NW
5
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
10:18PM1.61m
10:55AM1.61m
11:06PM1.49m
11:43AM1.56m
Low Tide
4:13PM-0.02m
4:37AM-0.09m
4:59PM0.06m
5:17AM0.02m
5:46PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:52
7:50
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
25
24
24
23
23
24
25
23
20
21
22
23
23
24
26
28
29
27
Feels °C
25
25
24
24
24
24
23
21
20
17
18
19
22
25
26
29
30
30
28
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