Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Issued: 1 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Rockaway sea temperature is

16.2°C

Rockaway surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Rockaway today (25 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 9AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	12s
Afternoon (25 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	12s
Evening (25 Oct)	1ft (0.3m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 25								Monday 26								Tuesday 27
	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	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	SE 11	ESE 11	SE 11	ESE 11	SE 11	SE 10	SE 8	SE 10	SE 9	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	77	55	81	56	36	36	27	27	50	31	23	30	12	29	24	11	33	28	25	30	69	61	76	68
Wind (km/h)	W	NW	WNW	WNW	W	SSW	SW	WSW	W	W	W	W	W	W	WNW	NW	NNW	NNE	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross
High Tide			7:04AM1.70m				7:27PM1.53m				7:44AM1.78m					8:11PM1.52m				8:26AM1.81m				8:58PM1.48m
Low Tide	00:53AM-0.05m				1:33PM-0.05m				1:36AM-0.09m					2:21PM-0.10m				2:20AM-0.09m				3:09PM-0.12m


	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	12	12	12	15	17	16	15	13	12	11	12	17	20	19	17	14	12	10	11	13	14	13	12
Feels °C	9	8	8	8	11	13	12	11	9	8	7	7	12	15	15	13	9	7	3	5	9	10	8	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	SE 11	ESE 11	SE 11	ESE 9	SE 11	SE 10	SE 8	SE 10	SE 9	SE 8	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9
kJ	77	55	81	56	36	36	27	27	50	31	23	30	8	29	24	11	33	28	25	30	69	61	76	68
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ESE 5	SE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	—	SE 5	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SE 5	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 11	SE 11	SE 8	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	E 6
kJ	—	5	3	7	14	14	14	6	2	—	1	11	12	11	1	7	6	5	20	17	5	9	5	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 10	S 12	S 12	S 11	SE 10	—	—	—	NW 4	—	N 3	E 9	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	3	3	2	4	—	—	—	1	—	1	1	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 2	—	—	—	—	NW 2	NNE 3	N 3	NNE 3	N 3	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	2	2	5	4	1	—	—	—
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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)	0	0	0	0	0	167	24	24	24	24	30	52	52	52	83	36	76	20	13	13	0	0	10	10
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1			1							1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	4	1	1	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	6	6	5

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