Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
15.9°C
1.4° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 11PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)--
Afternoon (27 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (27 Oct)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue night, fresh winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).

Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SSE
4
0.6
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
59
52
70
67
48
47
34
27
33
32
32
31
23
22
20
14
7
12
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
S
15
S
15
SW
20
SW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
8:58PM1.48m
9:12AM1.80m
9:50PM1.42m
10:04AM1.74m
10:49PM1.36m
Low Tide
3:09PM-0.12m
3:06AM-0.08m
3:58PM-0.09m
3:54AM-0.03m
4:49PM-0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
15
13
12
12
12
11
12
13
13
13
14
14
14
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14
16
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17
Feels °C
12
10
9
9
9
8
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10
9
9
11
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11
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14
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