Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
23.8° 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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 3AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (07 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (07 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
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)
1
S
5
1.2
S
6
1.3
S
6
1
S
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
S
6
0.7
S
6
1
S
5
1.2
S
6
1.1
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.8
S
6
1.3
S
6
1
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
89
112
66
45
35
26
24
32
56
92
80
34
24
26
26
42
108
74
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
25
WNW
5
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:19AM1.24m
2:49PM1.58m
3:29AM1.24m
3:58PM1.61m
Low Tide
8:39PM0.26m
8:29AM0.17m
9:51PM0.20m
9:42AM0.15m
10:55PM0.12m
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:05
8:04
8:01
 mm
6
2
1
Temp °C
30
31
29
28
26
26
28
31
32
30
25
25
23
23
26
29
30
32
29
Feels °C
31
32
31
30
28
29
31
32
32
30
24
28
24
24
26
30
30
33
28
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