Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
23.1°C
1.4° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 5AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (29 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (29 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.9
S
4
1
S
5
1.1
SSW
5
0.7
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
31
39
35
30
30
24
21
22
23
24
24
24
26
47
66
23
11
10
10
16
16
9
9
Wind (km/h)
25
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNE
5
SSW
10
SSE
20
S
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
S
20
SW
15
SW
20
NNW
10
NE
0
ENE
5
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
S
10
S
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:45AM1.52m
8:58PM1.59m
9:20AM1.57m
9:36PM1.54m
9:59AM1.59m
10:19PM1.47m
Low Tide
2:47AM-0.03m
3:04PM0.06m
3:22AM-0.04m
3:44PM0.06m
3:56AM-0.03m
4:26PM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
mod rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:32
7:30
7:29
 mm
3
3
8
Temp °C
22
20
18
21
24
25
24
23
22
21
21
22
26
27
26
23
20
21
21
22
24
26
25
24
Feels °C
18
15
13
18
22
22
21
21
21
20
19
20
24
26
27
23
21
23
22
22
25
27
25
24
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