Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Issued: 1 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
22.6° C

2.1°C warmer than 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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 8PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (04 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (04 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 34°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat night, fresh winds from the ESE by Mon morning).

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.3
SE
9
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.8
ESE
4
1.1
ESE
5
1.6
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.2
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
13
13
13
12
17
19
13
13
11
11
11
11
21
54
154
220
247
241
233
194
160
134
108
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
SSW
20
S
15
NNE
20
WSW
15
NW
10
NNW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
ESE
10
E
20
E
30
E
40
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
25
E
20
E
10
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:07AM1.29m
11:07PM1.45m
11:49AM1.33m
11:52PM1.41m
12:34PM1.39m
00:42AM1.36m
Low Tide
5:00PM0.25m
5:32AM0.08m
5:42PM0.28m
6:08AM0.09m
6:36PM0.30m
6:53AM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
mod rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:30
5:30
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:29
8:29
8:29
8:28
 mm
7
1
2
3
6
1
4
4
1
1
1
Temp °C
31
34
34
29
23
24
24
23
25
25
25
24
23
22
22
22
21
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
Feels °C
32
34
32
30
23
26
26
23
26
26
26
25
25
24
22
21
18
20
21
21
21
21
22
24
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
SE
9
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
Energy kJ
4
4
13
10
11
17
19
13
11
11
11
11
11
2
2
5
5
10
4
5
2
2
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.2
S
5
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
2
1
1
1
2
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
2
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
1
2
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
5
0.2
WNW
2
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.5
ESE
3
0.8
ESE
4
1.1
ESE
5
1.6
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.2
E
6
Energy kJ
7
1
13
11
7
9
7
21
54
154
220
247
241
233
194
160
134
108
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
117
2625
1262
20
30
30
20
965
2336
1425
2465
1332
1317
136
1088
934
2352
2625
2625
1228
451
142
100
17
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
1
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
8
8
7
7
5
5
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