Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Issued: 7 am 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
20.6° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (01 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 12PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (01 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (01 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 37°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, strong winds from the W by Fri night).

Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.7
S
5
0.4
SE
8
0.7
S
5
1.4
S
5
1.5
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.2
SSW
6
1.1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.6
S
5
1
S
5
1
S
5
1.2
SSW
6
0.8
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
25
18
23
114
154
123
112
88
52
50
20
43
51
91
40
23
23
15
13
14
14
14
14
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
10
SSW
25
S
30
S
30
S
25
SW
15
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
25
S
15
SW
15
WNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
20
SW
40
W
30
W
20
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:08AM1.26m
9:14PM1.57m
9:47AM1.26m
9:50PM1.54m
10:27AM1.26m
10:27PM1.49m
Low Tide
3:12AM0.05m
3:06PM0.19m
3:49AM0.04m
3:45PM0.21m
4:24AM0.05m
4:22PM0.23m
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:28
5:28
5:28
5:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:30
8:29
8:29
8:29
 mm
1
4
1
2
Temp °C
23
23
27
28
28
28
26
24
24
25
30
34
34
35
34
32
30
29
33
36
37
30
24
28
Feels °C
21
22
28
27
26
27
26
26
25
27
33
35
32
34
34
33
31
30
34
35
36
25
23
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
Energy kJ
29
25
18
17
16
4
4
73
57
30
21
13
13
13
47
40
23
23
15
9
9
8
13
13
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
Energy kJ
4
4
14
11
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
10
14
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.3
SE
9
Energy kJ
5
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.7
S
5
1.4
S
5
1.5
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.2
SSW
6
1.1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.6
S
5
1
S
5
1
S
5
1.2
SSW
6
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NW
3
Energy kJ
24
23
18
23
114
154
123
112
88
52
50
20
43
51
91
1
3
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
249
249
54
931
931
354
17
37
367
0
0
931
931
931
0
0
20
30
30
612
64
76
30
153
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
7
9
9
9
8
6
7
5
5
5
4
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