Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
23.8° C
1.3° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 11AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (18 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
24
26
27
35
33
27
27
26
26
21
19
23
13
13
12
20
37
35
17
11
9
11
Wind (km/h)
0
NE
0
NNE
5
SW
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
15
SW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
W
10
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
20
N
5
NW
0
NNE
10
S
5
SE
5
ENE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
12:30PM1.50m
00:44AM1.26m
1:18PM1.45m
1:34AM1.18m
2:06PM1.40m
Low Tide
5:57AM0.13m
6:36PM0.26m
6:41AM0.23m
7:35PM0.33m
7:34AM0.32m
8:39PM0.36m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:49
7:47
7:45
 mm
1
Temp °C
23
23
24
25
25
25
26
25
24
23
26
28
28
28
27
27
26
23
24
26
26
24
24
Feels °C
27
27
27
27
26
25
27
26
24
23
26
27
26
27
27
27
26
22
26
28
26
26
26
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