Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
23.8° C
1.3° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 12AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (19 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
0
0
0
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)
0.6
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
43
27
27
26
30
21
19
17
13
13
28
38
27
26
25
24
24
24
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
10
WNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
W
10
SW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SW
10
W
10
WNW
25
NNW
20
N
10
NNW
5
N
5
NE
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
00:44AM1.26m
1:18PM1.45m
1:34AM1.18m
2:06PM1.40m
Low Tide
6:36PM0.26m
6:41AM0.23m
7:35PM0.33m
7:34AM0.32m
8:39PM0.36m
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:49
7:47
7:45
 mm
1
Temp °C
27
27
27
26
24
24
26
28
29
28
27
27
25
23
22
22
23
23
23
Feels °C
28
27
28
26
24
24
25
27
27
26
26
27
25
20
20
22
24
24
22
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