Surf Forecasts:
Rockaway surf forecast from 26 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 28 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 29 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 6s period, SE swell with 331 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 28 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SSE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Rockaway this week:
The surf forecast for Rockaway over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 28) at 5PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 5s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 7s. Another secondary swell of 0.3m and 8s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Rockaway in the next 16 days are 2.0m 6s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 29) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 30) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5PM (Tue 28th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 5s |
| Best Surf | 5PM (Tue 28th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 5s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Wed 29th Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Rockaway over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right, folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for Rockaway.
Truth be told, it’s a rough stretch ahead. We’re lookin’ at a long, long gap before anything even approaches a decent wave. The whole 16-day window is a real struggle, with barely a session worth paddling out for. Most days are blown out or just plain weak. Keep the board in the car, but don’t get your hopes up.
The first glimmer of somethin’ comes on Sunday morning, July 26th. It’s a glassy start with the wind dead calm, and we’ve got a tiny 3 ft swell from the ESE. The period is a short 7 seconds, so it’s weak and a bit crumbly. Combined energy is a paltry 104 (not much punch there). The water’s at 73°, which is bang on average for this time of year. It’s surfable, but it’s ordinary. Honestly, if you’re desperate, you could get a few grovelers on a log, but it’s not one to write home about.
After that, it’s a complete wipeout. The onshores smash any chance of fun from Sunday afternoon right through the end of the week. By Wednesday the 29th, the swell bumps up to 6 ft from the SE, but it’s under a fresh 19 mph cross-onshore wind. The combined energy hits 307, but the quality is garbage – lumpy, choppy, and not worth your time.
We get a bit of cleaner air on Thursday the 30th with a cross-offshore wind, but the swell is messy and the energy is moderate at 174. Still, the waves are poor.
The only other day that might make you glance twice is Monday morning, August 3rd. It’s glassy again, with a 3 ft SSE swell, a period of 8 seconds, and combined energy of 189. It’s surfable, but again, very ordinary. That’s the best of a bad bunch, and that’s sayin’ somethin’.
After that, the second week from August 4th onwards is a total write-off. Tiny dribbles of swell, constant onshores, and blown-out conditions. A lot of those days only have energy readings in the 20s and 30s. It’s a bleak run.
The only standout, if you can even call it that, is Sunday morning, July 26th. It’s glassy, the water’s fine, and you’ll catch a few knee-to-waist-high sliders at Rockaway. But honestly? It’s a session for the die-hards only. Everyone else, give it a miss.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 62 | 44 | 36 | 27 | 64 | 20 | 35 | 24 | 65 | 228 | 154 | 106 | 130 | 86 | 100 | 44 | 40 | 32 | 37 | 44 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:13PM1.52m | 6:41AM1.21m | 6:57PM1.56m | 7:24AM1.26m | 7:37PM1.60m | 8:04AM1.30m | 8:14PM1.61m | 8:41AM1.34m | 8:49PM1.60m | 9:17AM1.37m | 9:24PM1.57m | 9:54AM1.40m | 10:00PM1.53m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:48AM0.24m | 00:39AM0.15m | 12:34PM0.21m | 1:23AM0.10m | 1:20PM0.18m | 2:05AM0.05m | 2:04PM0.16m | 2:44AM0.02m | 2:45PM0.14m | 3:20AM-0.00m | 3:25PM0.14m | 3:55AM-0.01m | 4:04PM0.15m | 4:27AM-0.00m | |||||||
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 | 5:46 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
 | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:09 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | — | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 25 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | E 6 | SSW 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | E 6 | SSE 9 | E 6 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | E 6 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 62 | 44 | 36 | 27 | 28 | 20 | 35 | 12 | 1 | 79 | 154 | 73 | 44 | 49 | 100 | 24 | 40 | 32 | 37 | 6 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | SE 8 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | E 6 | SSE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 9 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 41 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 86 | 47 | 44 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | S 6 | E 6 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 6 | S 3 | — | SE 7 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | SSE 8 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 1 | — | 64 | 16 | 10 | 24 | 65 | 228 | 50 | 106 | 130 | 18 | 11 | 3 | — | — | — | 44 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 195 | 52 | 213 | 845 | 176 | 570 | 0 | 456 | 136 | 76 | 100 | 10 | 145 | 10 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 218 | 30 |
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