Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
23.1° C
0.3° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 1AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (03 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (03 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sun night, min 22°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon morning, light winds from the ESE by Tue morning).

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
1
4
1
1
0
1
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)
0.9
SSE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.7
S
8
2.3
S
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
24
22
44
113
280
402
385
393
697
264
159
123
104
84
39
37
41
44
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
WSW
15
NW
20
N
15
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
on
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:41PM1.47m
11:14AM1.46m
11:27PM1.41m
12:00PM1.50m
Low Tide
4:42PM0.17m
5:00AM0.02m
5:25PM0.20m
5:35AM0.05m
6:15PM0.23m
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:08
8:07
8:07
 mm
2
1
4
5
4
3
5
5
Temp °C
25
25
25
26
24
25
24
26
26
26
24
22
22
22
23
25
25
24
24
Feels °C
25
27
26
27
25
24
24
26
27
27
22
21
22
22
23
24
23
22
25
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