Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
24.2° C
2.1° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 11PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)--
Afternoon (18 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (18 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the SE by Mon morning).

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
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
1
1
0
0
0
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)
0.8
S
4
1
S
5
1.3
S
6
1.8
SSW
7
0.9
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
45
101
286
66
39
52
37
35
38
41
42
29
28
26
17
17
43
17
Wind (km/h)
25
S
30
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
25
WNW
30
NW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
10
NE
5
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:38PM1.55m
12:21PM1.54m
00:29AM1.43m
1:10PM1.51m
Low Tide
5:26PM0.07m
5:56AM-0.04m
6:18PM0.17m
6:42AM0.06m
7:16PM0.25m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:21
 mm
3
5
6
2
Temp °C
23
24
24
24
23
22
23
26
27
27
24
22
21
21
22
23
24
23
23
Feels °C
23
22
23
23
22
19
19
21
22
23
20
19
18
19
21
21
21
20
21
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