Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
23.6°C
2.4° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 4AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (07 Sep)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (07 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon).

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
10
10
18
16
9
19
19
19
9
9
8
8
8
6
3
3
3
7
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
0
WNW
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
10
W
Wind State
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
3:48PM1.57m
4:33AM1.32m
4:56PM1.62m
5:37AM1.42m
5:56PM1.68m
Low Tide
10:42PM0.12m
10:42AM0.13m
11:37PM0.03m
11:41AM0.05m
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:20
7:17
7:15
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
22
22
22
21
19
19
22
25
26
25
24
23
21
20
23
26
26
25
25
Feels °C
22
21
19
17
15
16
18
22
25
23
22
21
18
17
21
24
23
22
23
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