Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
22.7°C
2.6° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 1AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (19 Sep)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (19 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri night, min 14°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.6
NE
4
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
E
5
0.9
E
5
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.9
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
9
9
9
11
35
29
47
95
93
102
88
73
66
36
30
31
28
25
Wind (km/h)
5
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
15
ENE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
30
SSE
30
S
25
S
15
SSW
10
WNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
High Tide
1:55AM1.10m
2:18PM1.34m
2:51AM1.10m
3:15PM1.34m
Low Tide
7:55PM0.38m
7:49AM0.43m
9:01PM0.38m
9:01AM0.43m
9:58PM0.33m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:00
6:58
6:55
 mm
1
1
1
3
Temp °C
26
25
22
20
18
17
18
19
19
18
18
18
18
19
20
21
21
21
20
Feels °C
27
22
17
14
12
11
14
16
16
14
14
15
15
16
16
17
19
21
21
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