Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
24.0° 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 (18 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 12AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)--
Afternoon (18 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.3
SE
10
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
31
31
38
38
28
26
32
46
34
32
26
26
16
20
19
17
13
13
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
20
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
0
NNE
5
WNW
10
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SW
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
W
10
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
11:55PM1.37m
12:30PM1.50m
00:44AM1.26m
1:18PM1.45m
Low Tide
5:46PM0.16m
5:57AM0.13m
6:36PM0.26m
6:41AM0.23m
7:35PM0.33m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:50
7:49
7:47
 mm
1
Temp °C
26
24
23
23
23
23
24
26
26
26
26
26
25
24
25
28
29
29
28
Feels °C
27
24
25
26
27
27
27
28
26
26
27
26
26
24
25
27
27
28
27
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