Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
18.3°C
2.8° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 5PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (19 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (19 Oct)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
3
1
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
2.2
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.5
E
10
1.9
ESE
10
2.5
E
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
63
358
489
617
663
606
615
550
510
425
416
876
799
956
1179
725
1327
749
806
676
717
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NE
30
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:31PM1.30m
3:11AM1.15m
3:25PM1.32m
4:05AM1.23m
4:20PM1.36m
Low Tide
8:17AM0.45m
9:13PM0.31m
9:25AM0.39m
10:04PM0.24m
10:21AM0.31m
10:48PM0.15m
clear
clear
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
11
14
15
14
14
12
11
11
13
17
19
16
14
11
10
8
9
12
14
13
10
Feels °C
7
10
10
10
10
7
5
5
7
12
14
11
8
5
3
1
2
6
8
7
3
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