Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Issued: 1 am 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 6AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am 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 48mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 34°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Mon morning).

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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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
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.8
E
4
1
E
5
1.2
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
21
17
12
11
11
11
11
11
20
43
78
81
98
90
86
82
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
SSW
10
W
25
NNE
25
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
10
NE
5
S
5
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
25
E
20
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
E
25
E
25
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:07AM1.29m
11:07PM1.45m
11:49AM1.33m
11:52PM1.41m
12:34PM1.39m
Low Tide
4:58AM0.06m
5:00PM0.25m
5:32AM0.08m
5:42PM0.28m
6:08AM0.09m
6:36PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:28
5:30
5:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:29
8:29
8:29
 mm
1
9
3
2
1
2
8
12
1
1
2
Temp °C
29
28
28
32
34
32
23
23
23
23
24
25
24
24
24
23
22
22
22
22
22
23
22
22
Feels °C
31
30
29
32
34
34
23
22
23
24
26
28
26
25
25
23
22
21
20
22
23
23
22
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.3
SE
9
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
4
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
Energy kJ
7
8
4
4
4
4
11
12
12
17
12
8
7
4
4
11
11
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
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
0.3
N
3
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.1
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
1
12
12
11
11
11
11
4
2
3
9
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
12
2
2
2
1
1
1
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
2
0.4
NNW
3
0.7
S
5
0.3
ESE
2
0.6
E
3
0.8
E
4
1
E
5
1.2
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
E
6
Energy kJ
1
3
21
1
8
20
43
78
81
98
90
86
82
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
117
117
570
1535
2625
64
117
46
30
117
83
30
2625
1703
3350
1332
249
1065
907
1141
2625
2625
963
459
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
8
8
8
8
7
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