Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
23.0° 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 (24 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 11PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)--
Afternoon (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
6
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
7
1
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
1.1
E
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
17
16
57
54
99
62
73
82
97
88
93
75
120
75
62
64
66
68
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
4:32PM1.44m
4:58AM1.12m
5:25PM1.47m
5:53AM1.16m
6:13PM1.52m
Low Tide
11:06PM0.25m
11:00AM0.27m
11:54PM0.20m
11:48AM0.24m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:16
8:15
 mm
Temp °C
24
22
22
21
21
21
22
23
23
22
22
21
20
20
22
23
23
22
22
Feels °C
21
19
20
19
19
18
19
19
19
19
20
19
17
18
20
20
20
19
19
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