Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
17.7°C
1.2° 

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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 5AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (13 Oct)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (13 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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)
1
1
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)
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.6
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
75
54
32
32
36
40
22
35
41
38
44
35
36
27
19
18
12
11
6
6
13
5
7
15
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
0
SSE
5
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
20
W
25
W
20
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
10
E
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:40AM1.63m
10:01PM1.33m
10:21AM1.55m
10:47PM1.24m
11:05AM1.46m
Low Tide
3:27AM0.06m
4:03PM0.06m
4:03AM0.15m
4:43PM0.13m
4:38AM0.23m
5:25PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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6:16
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Temp °C
17
17
17
18
19
22
23
21
21
20
20
23
25
25
23
19
15
14
12
13
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
17
18
17
16
17
19
20
19
19
18
19
22
23
23
21
15
11
11
6
7
12
11
10
9
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