Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
23.3°C
1.2° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 3PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Fri morning).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
1.2
SSE
5
1.2
S
5
1.2
S
5
0.5
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
17
14
29
65
34
34
38
35
46
47
66
74
77
43
49
55
47
42
33
54
53
48
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
NW
10
W
10
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
35
SSE
40
S
20
S
20
S
10
SW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
N
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:56AM1.33m
7:09PM1.59m
7:34AM1.41m
7:46PM1.62m
8:10AM1.47m
8:22PM1.62m
Low Tide
12:55PM0.16m
1:31AM0.04m
1:39PM0.12m
2:10AM-0.01m
2:22PM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:37
7:36
7:34
 mm
1
1
1
3
3
4
Temp °C
21
20
22
25
24
24
24
23
23
24
26
26
25
23
23
24
23
23
24
27
29
28
26
Feels °C
20
19
22
24
21
21
22
22
23
23
24
22
21
23
23
26
26
26
26
29
29
29
25
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