Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Issued: 1 pm 12 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
18.6° C

2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (12 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 9PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jun)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (12 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (12 Jun)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Mon
15
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.5
S
5
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
18
17
18
27
28
19
19
12
16
10
14
9
8
7
12
11
16
18
27
23
62
68
55
Wind (km/h)
15
W
20
WSW
35
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
W
20
SSW
10
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SSE
35
SSE
10
S
20
SSW
20
WSW
20
W
30
NW
30
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
5:41PM1.76m
6:17AM1.40m
6:37PM1.84m
7:14AM1.45m
7:30PM1.89m
Low Tide
11:22AM0.01m
00:24AM-0.02m
12:17PM-0.03m
1:20AM-0.11m
1:14PM-0.06m
2:15AM-0.17m
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
heavy rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:24
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:25
8:27
8:27
 mm
5
13
19
2
Temp °C
28
32
28
27
26
23
22
21
25
28
29
29
27
25
23
23
25
24
20
21
21
21
18
17
Feels °C
28
31
26
27
26
19
20
19
23
25
26
27
25
24
22
22
22
19
22
21
21
21
14
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
S
6
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.3
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
Energy kJ
19
18
17
18
27
28
19
19
12
11
10
14
9
6
7
12
7
7
6
6
6
62
68
55
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
4
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
7
7
7
4
8
8
3
7
2
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
Energy kJ
7
7
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
2
0.5
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NW
3
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
4
0.4
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.3
N
2
Energy kJ
1
6
4
3
2
1
16
12
11
16
18
27
23
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
85
76
76
30
30
83
25
121
153
177
106
44
45
25
54
30
1141
504
225
165
40
24
25
36
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
8
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
4
4
5
5
5
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