Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Issued: 1 pm 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
18.6° C

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 (21 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 10PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (21 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (21 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wed
24
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
1
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.7
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
4
1.1
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.2
S
6
1
SSE
6
1.3
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
24
15
44
23
22
8
13
21
13
74
126
108
77
126
50
37
37
37
30
30
23
40
44
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
5
SW
10
NNE
10
ENE
15
ESE
15
SE
25
ESE
5
SE
15
SSE
20
S
10
S
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:45PM1.49m
1:52AM1.38m
2:36PM1.48m
2:44AM1.29m
3:26PM1.49m
3:38AM1.22m
Low Tide
7:52PM0.25m
8:20AM0.10m
8:57PM0.27m
9:12AM0.15m
9:55PM0.26m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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>
8:29
8:29
8:29
8:30
 mm
4
16
8
2
1
3
4
10
Temp °C
23
26
25
25
25
24
23
22
23
20
21
22
21
20
20
19
19
20
23
23
22
20
20
20
Feels °C
22
24
23
24
24
23
22
20
21
18
24
23
20
22
21
19
19
20
23
23
22
18
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
6
0.3
S
5
0.4
SSE
6
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
7
Energy kJ
16
24
15
23
23
22
4
13
5
5
5
5
5
5
77
50
37
37
37
30
30
23
40
44
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
5
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.3
SSE
6
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.2
ENE
4
Energy kJ
5
6
6
6
6
6
8
5
5
5
2
2
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
Energy kJ
6
6
6
5
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
7
0.5
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
4
1.1
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.2
S
6
1
SSE
6
1.3
S
6
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
N
3
0.3
N
3
0.3
N
3
0.3
N
2
Energy kJ
44
21
13
74
126
108
77
126
2
1
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
39
963
100
105
85
30
111
970
3012
2548
0
3349
934
19
0
0
20
4
4
20
20
41
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
7
6
6
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
7
8
9
9
9
8
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