Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
18.6°C
0.5° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 11AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (01 Oct)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (01 Oct)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
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Friday
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Saturday
3
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
26
35
35
34
33
33
31
30
30
30
30
30
29
27
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
W
20
NNW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
N
25
N
20
NNE
10
ENE
10
SE
10
E
15
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:14AM1.65m
11:59PM1.31m
12:17PM1.59m
1:04AM1.27m
1:23PM1.55m
Low Tide
4:54AM0.07m
5:53PM0.12m
5:46AM0.15m
6:59PM0.19m
6:54AM0.23m
8:15PM0.20m
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clear
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Temp °C
19
19
19
21
23
23
23
22
20
20
23
28
28
24
17
18
17
16
18
21
20
19
18
Feels °C
18
18
18
21
23
22
22
21
18
18
21
26
26
22
14
15
14
12
14
18
17
17
16
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