Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Issued: 1 pm 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
17.8° 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 (20 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 6PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (20 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (20 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tue
23
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
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
1.3
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.1
S
7
1
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
39
36
33
29
17
18
26
25
24
44
23
9
8
20
19
21
30
42
49
148
152
110
93
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSE
5
SSE
0
NNE
10
NNE
10
ENE
15
ESE
10
ESE
30
SE
20
S
10
SW
10
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:52PM1.49m
1:00AM1.48m
1:45PM1.49m
1:52AM1.38m
2:36PM1.48m
2:44AM1.29m
Low Tide
6:48PM0.19m
7:25AM0.04m
7:52PM0.25m
8:20AM0.10m
8:57PM0.27m
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
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
8:29
8:29
8:29
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
4
5
Temp °C
23
26
27
26
24
22
21
20
23
25
25
26
25
23
22
22
22
20
21
22
20
18
17
17
Feels °C
17
21
21
21
21
21
20
18
21
23
22
25
25
21
21
20
21
18
20
24
22
18
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
1.3
S
7
1.1
S
7
1
SSE
7
Energy kJ
25
39
36
33
29
17
18
26
25
24
24
23
4
4
20
19
21
5
5
5
5
152
110
93
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
6
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
S
11
Energy kJ
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
6
6
6
6
6
9
8
6
5
5
5
5
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
9
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
2
6
6
6
6
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.6
W
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
S
5
0.7
S
7
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
1.3
S
7
Energy kJ
9
5
5
7
2
8
44
30
42
49
148
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
41
24
40
40
20
45
20
100
100
1703
41
831
106
83
153
970
3341
2548
1699
24
0
0
10
17
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
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Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
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