Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
23.0°C
1.1° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 3PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (28 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (28 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri night, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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)
1
1
1
0
0
1
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)
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.8
S
4
1
S
5
0.8
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
73
69
82
82
54
54
53
41
40
38
38
31
30
24
21
22
23
24
24
24
22
52
33
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
W
10
W
10
S
15
SSW
15
NW
25
N
20
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
10
N
5
SW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
WSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:10AM1.47m
8:22PM1.62m
8:45AM1.52m
8:58PM1.59m
9:20AM1.57m
9:36PM1.54m
Low Tide
2:10AM-0.01m
2:22PM0.08m
2:47AM-0.03m
3:04PM0.06m
3:22AM-0.04m
3:44PM0.06m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
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thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:34
7:32
7:30
 mm
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
23
23
24
26
27
28
25
22
19
19
21
23
25
24
23
22
21
21
23
27
27
27
25
Feels °C
26
25
25
27
27
27
22
19
14
15
18
21
22
21
22
22
21
20
22
26
26
26
25
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