Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
16.6°C
1.7° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 8PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (24 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (24 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
46
46
39
48
50
77
55
81
81
36
36
35
27
50
31
30
30
12
12
22
18
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
6:44PM1.51m
7:04AM1.70m
7:27PM1.53m
7:44AM1.78m
8:11PM1.52m
Low Tide
12:46PM0.02m
00:53AM-0.05m
1:33PM-0.05m
1:36AM-0.09m
2:21PM-0.10m
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
10
12
14
14
13
12
12
11
11
15
17
16
14
13
12
11
12
17
20
19
17
Feels °C
7
10
11
11
10
8
8
7
7
12
13
12
10
9
8
7
8
13
16
16
13
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