Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
23.1° C
0.3° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 12PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (02 Aug)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (02 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
4
0.4
SE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
6
1.5
S
7
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.8
S
8
2
S
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
15
51
26
28
24
36
53
101
225
291
338
443
516
232
187
159
110
88
86
66
62
49
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
W
15
NW
20
N
15
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
5
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:32AM1.43m
10:41PM1.47m
11:14AM1.46m
11:27PM1.41m
12:00PM1.50m
Low Tide
4:27AM-0.00m
4:42PM0.17m
5:00AM0.02m
5:25PM0.20m
5:35AM0.05m
6:15PM0.23m
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:08
8:07
8:07
 mm
2
2
3
3
17
1
4
2
Temp °C
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
26
26
26
24
23
22
22
24
24
25
24
24
Feels °C
24
26
24
24
25
26
25
25
24
23
25
25
26
26
22
23
21
21
24
23
24
21
23
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