Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
24.1° C
3.1° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 1AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (09 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (09 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
1
S
4
1
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
27
29
30
19
19
18
18
38
43
29
36
17
20
14
14
14
20
33
23
23
22
14
14
Wind (km/h)
20
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
25
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
NW
15
NNE
10
ENE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
on
High Tide
2:13PM1.52m
2:36AM1.28m
3:11PM1.58m
3:44AM1.26m
4:15PM1.65m
4:54AM1.29m
Low Tide
9:00PM0.26m
8:54AM0.12m
10:07PM0.19m
9:58AM0.09m
11:09PM0.09m
11:00AM0.05m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:33
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:28
8:28
8:27
8:27
 mm
1
4
4
2
Temp °C
25
23
22
22
21
22
26
25
25
24
23
24
24
24
27
29
27
27
26
25
24
24
26
26
Feels °C
23
20
20
21
21
22
27
25
25
24
25
27
26
25
27
28
26
27
27
26
26
24
27
26
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