Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
24.5° C
1.7° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 11AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Afternoon (14 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (14 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the S by Sun night).

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
13
0.5
SSE
3
0.5
S
3
0.4
SSE
4
0.1
SE
9
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
5
0.4
ENE
4
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SSE
4
0.2
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
1
S
5
1.2
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
7
3
4
6
4
3
3
3
3
4
8
8
3
3
3
3
18
9
15
42
77
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
W
10
S
20
SSW
5
S
15
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
10
ENE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
Wind State
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:18AM1.64m
9:31PM1.71m
10:06AM1.64m
10:18PM1.61m
10:55AM1.61m
Low Tide
3:15AM-0.19m
3:26PM-0.07m
3:57AM-0.16m
4:13PM-0.02m
4:37AM-0.09m
4:59PM0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:54
7:52
7:52
 mm
1
2
2
Temp °C
25
24
26
28
28
28
26
23
22
21
23
24
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
23
22
22
Feels °C
25
24
26
26
25
29
25
21
20
19
22
23
23
22
24
24
25
25
22
22
20
20
19
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