Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
22.4° C
0.4° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 1AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Afternoon (17 Jul)1ft (0.3m)5s
Evening (17 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu night, min 22°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the S by Sat night).

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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)
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
S
5
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
SSE
5
1
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
6
7
7
9
9
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
10
13
24
71
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
N
10
NNE
5
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
35
S
30
SW
Wind State
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:54PM1.76m
10:36AM1.56m
10:47PM1.66m
11:30AM1.55m
Low Tide
3:45PM-0.07m
4:26AM-0.19m
4:35PM-0.01m
5:11AM-0.12m
5:26PM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:23
8:22
8:22
 mm
3
6
3
2
Temp °C
31
32
28
26
24
24
25
27
27
28
26
24
23
23
25
22
22
23
23
Feels °C
31
28
25
24
22
21
23
25
24
26
25
23
23
22
23
23
24
21
22
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