Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
22.4° C
0.7° 

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 (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 6AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (14 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (14 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 36°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
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)
0.7
S
4
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.7
S
5
0.8
S
5
1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.4
S
5
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
13
13
13
13
22
36
66
50
45
23
25
12
12
9
10
10
10
11
10
10
6
5
8
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
30
W
20
NW
20
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
15
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:55AM1.49m
8:10PM1.87m
8:49AM1.54m
9:03PM1.84m
9:42AM1.56m
9:54PM1.76m
Low Tide
1:59AM-0.16m
1:57PM-0.08m
2:51AM-0.20m
2:53PM-0.09m
3:40AM-0.21m
3:45PM-0.07m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:37
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:24
8:24
8:23
 mm
Temp °C
22
22
22
27
31
34
32
29
27
26
26
30
35
36
35
31
29
28
27
30
33
34
30
30
Feels °C
18
19
19
25
29
32
30
27
26
26
25
29
33
33
34
28
28
26
24
27
30
30
27
29
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