Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
22.7° C
0.2° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 5AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (27 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (27 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue night, calm by Wed night).

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
1
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.9
S
4
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.5
SE
8
0.8
S
5
1.4
SSE
5
1.4
SSE
6
1.8
SSE
6
2.1
SSE
7
2.2
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.5
S
7
1.2
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
47
35
28
20
20
21
31
27
30
28
36
102
118
247
389
528
273
215
218
143
111
169
140
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
S
25
S
30
S
20
S
30
SSE
30
S
25
S
15
SW
5
W
5
W
5
SSE
5
SW
10
W
15
W
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:41AM1.21m
6:57PM1.56m
7:24AM1.26m
7:37PM1.60m
8:04AM1.30m
8:14PM1.61m
Low Tide
00:39AM0.15m
12:34PM0.21m
1:23AM0.10m
1:20PM0.18m
2:05AM0.05m
2:04PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:15
8:14
 mm
1
2
2
3
5
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
21
21
23
24
24
25
24
23
22
22
25
25
23
23
23
23
22
22
23
24
26
25
22
Feels °C
21
21
22
24
23
22
23
24
22
22
22
23
22
23
21
20
23
23
24
26
26
28
26
21
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