Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
17.6°C
0.6° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 9AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)5s
Afternoon (09 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (09 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Sun night).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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)
0
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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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
S
4
0.1
SE
8
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.2
E
9
0.9
SE
4
1
SE
5
1.2
SE
6
1.4
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
3
6
3
3
4
3
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
14
8
7
9
27
49
98
183
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
WNW
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
10
NW
10
WSW
10
WNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
SE
30
ESE
35
E
40
ENE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:59AM1.68m
7:14PM1.60m
7:41AM1.73m
7:57PM1.57m
8:21AM1.73m
8:38PM1.51m
Low Tide
00:48AM-0.08m
1:11PM-0.03m
1:31AM-0.08m
1:57PM-0.05m
2:11AM-0.05m
2:41PM-0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
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6:22
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4
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Temp °C
18
16
16
17
21
21
20
20
19
17
16
16
17
17
16
15
15
16
16
17
15
15
16
16
Feels °C
15
12
12
12
15
16
16
16
15
13
12
13
14
14
13
12
11
13
13
13
11
10
11
10
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