Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
22.4° C
0.6° 

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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 5PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (15 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (15 Jul)1ft (0.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 37°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
5
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SSE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
12
12
8
5
5
5
10
10
5
8
12
14
13
8
9
9
9
15
15
8
8
8
8
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
W
25
NW
25
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
W
25
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
N
10
NNE
0
ESE
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:49AM1.54m
9:03PM1.84m
9:42AM1.56m
9:54PM1.76m
10:36AM1.56m
10:47PM1.66m
Low Tide
2:53PM-0.09m
3:40AM-0.21m
3:45PM-0.07m
4:26AM-0.19m
4:35PM-0.01m
5:11AM-0.12m
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clear
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part cloud
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clear
clear
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:37
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:24
8:23
8:22
8:22
 mm
Temp °C
31
36
37
33
30
29
27
26
30
32
34
33
29
27
25
24
26
27
27
25
24
24
24
22
Feels °C
30
34
34
30
27
27
26
23
27
30
33
28
27
26
24
21
25
24
23
21
22
24
23
21
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