Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
23.6°C
1.5° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 8PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (25 Aug)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (25 Aug)1ft (0.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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)
0
0
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
1.2
SSE
5
1.4
SSE
5
1.1
S
5
0.6
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
14
29
65
34
34
38
35
46
47
72
109
67
52
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
SW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
W
10
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSE
35
S
30
S
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:29PM1.54m
6:56AM1.33m
7:09PM1.59m
7:34AM1.41m
7:46PM1.62m
Low Tide
12:09PM0.22m
00:51AM0.11m
12:55PM0.16m
1:31AM0.04m
1:39PM0.12m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:38
7:37
7:36
 mm
1
4
3
1
1
3
Temp °C
21
24
25
25
24
21
20
20
23
25
25
24
24
23
23
24
25
25
26
25
26
Feels °C
19
22
23
24
23
19
19
20
23
23
21
22
23
22
23
23
23
23
23
24
26
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