Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Issued: 1 am 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
18.9° 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 (23 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 5AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (23 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (23 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
4
1.2
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
95
98
82
73
42
42
32
32
33
35
36
27
27
41
56
43
28
32
26
26
24
33
28
66
Wind (km/h)
25
S
15
SW
10
W
20
NNW
25
N
20
N
10
NNW
10
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
W
15
WSW
10
W
15
N
10
NNE
10
N
5
E
15
SSE
25
SSE
35
S
35
S
20
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:44AM1.29m
3:26PM1.49m
3:38AM1.22m
4:18PM1.50m
4:35AM1.19m
5:08PM1.52m
Low Tide
9:12AM0.15m
9:55PM0.26m
10:01AM0.17m
10:48PM0.23m
10:47AM0.19m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
<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
8:30
8:30
 mm
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
Temp °C
21
21
21
21
18
18
19
20
18
18
19
24
26
27
26
24
22
21
21
22
23
24
23
20
Feels °C
21
22
23
21
16
16
20
21
14
15
16
21
22
24
24
21
21
19
20
20
19
19
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
1.1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
6
0.1
E
7
Energy kJ
5
98
82
73
42
42
32
32
33
35
36
27
27
41
56
43
28
32
26
26
24
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
E
11
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.2
S
6
Energy kJ
5
5
2
2
2
24
10
7
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.4
S
7
0.3
SSW
7
0.3
S
7
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
5
5
15
9
8
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
6
0.3
NNW
2
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
2
0.2
NNW
2
0.2
NNW
2
0.6
SSW
4
0.2
NNE
2
0.6
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
4
1.2
S
5
Energy kJ
95
1
1
1
1
1
11
1
33
28
66
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
142
24
0
0
4
13
20
20
39
39
50
30
30
0
0
0
4
4
50
148
2589
1204
831
831
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
4
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
8
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
8
4
4
5
5
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