Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
22.9°C
1.6° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 2PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (04 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.7
E
4
0.3
ESE
8
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
6
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
24
17
26
25
10
17
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
13
13
23
31
23
24
26
26
Wind (km/h)
20
W
25
WNW
20
NNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
0
ESE
10
SE
10
ENE
20
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
5
ENE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
on
cross-off
High Tide
1:31PM1.56m
2:13AM1.24m
2:38PM1.55m
3:23AM1.26m
3:48PM1.57m
Low Tide
6:59AM0.20m
8:26PM0.25m
8:19AM0.23m
9:39PM0.20m
9:36AM0.20m
10:42PM0.12m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:22
7:21
7:20
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
23
27
29
30
29
26
24
23
22
24
26
25
24
22
21
19
19
20
22
22
22
22
Feels °C
26
23
26
27
27
27
24
22
22
20
22
27
24
24
20
21
17
17
19
21
21
22
21
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