Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Issued: 1 am 22 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
18.2° C

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 (22 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 6AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (22 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (22 Jun)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 69mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon night, calm by Wed night).

Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
20
13
12
21
39
109
86
92
80
87
66
53
40
31
37
39
42
44
46
38
37
29
26
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NE
5
ESE
5
ESE
20
SE
30
ESE
30
SSE
25
S
15
SSW
5
WSW
10
NNE
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
10
WNW
10
WNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
WNW
Wind State
glassy
cross
glassy
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
1:52AM1.38m
2:36PM1.48m
2:44AM1.29m
3:26PM1.49m
3:38AM1.22m
4:18PM1.50m
Low Tide
8:20AM0.10m
8:57PM0.27m
9:12AM0.15m
9:55PM0.26m
10:01AM0.17m
10:48PM0.23m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
heavy rain
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:24
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:29
8:29
8:30
 mm
21
12
5
8
6
5
9
2
1
Temp °C
24
23
22
23
22
19
21
21
20
21
21
20
19
19
21
22
19
19
20
24
26
26
26
25
Feels °C
24
23
22
23
19
16
19
21
21
24
23
20
17
17
22
22
16
16
18
21
23
23
24
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
S
4
Energy kJ
22
20
13
12
5
5
5
5
80
87
66
53
40
31
37
39
42
44
46
38
37
29
15
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.2
N
3
0.4
S
6
0.5
SSE
7
Energy kJ
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
2
2
1
12
26
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
E
11
0.2
N
3
Energy kJ
6
6
2
2
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.3
NW
2
0.3
NNW
3
0.6
S
4
0.8
S
4
Energy kJ
21
39
109
86
92
39
1
1
11
26
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
117
153
970
3285
3367
1585
3349
618
24
0
0
4
4
4
20
20
39
4
4
4
0
50
148
0
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
8
9
7
8
7
8
7
7
6
5
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