Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
23.4°C
2.6° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 3PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (12 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (12 Sep)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sun night, min 17°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
6
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
13
13
13
14
23
15
15
15
34
24
23
23
31
22
30
21
14
13
20
28
27
27
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
ESE
15
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
S
20
NW
15
NW
5
W
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
WSW
30
NNW
25
N
20
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:50AM1.71m
9:04PM1.62m
9:33AM1.69m
9:47PM1.53m
10:17AM1.64m
10:32PM1.41m
Low Tide
2:44AM-0.13m
3:04PM-0.05m
3:24AM-0.08m
3:48PM-0.01m
4:01AM-0.01m
4:30PM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:09
7:07
7:06
 mm
1
5
16
6
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
21
22
22
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
23
25
26
25
24
21
19
21
23
24
22
20
Feels °C
23
22
21
19
19
19
20
21
23
23
23
25
28
27
25
25
17
16
18
19
18
15
14
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