Surf Forecasts:
Rockaway surf forecast from 30 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 30 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 2 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period, SE swell with 71 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 30 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSW 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 Sunday (Aug 30) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 5s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 5s. 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 0.5m 12s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Friday (Sep 04) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8PM (Sun 30th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 5s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Sun 30th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 5s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Rockaway over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Well, look, I’m not gonna sugarcoat it. The next couple of weeks are looking pretty grim for waves around here. This is one of those stretches where you might be better off fixing your dings or just finding a different hobby for a while. We've got a long stretch of poor conditions with nothing rideable on the cards for days.
The first proper chance of anything even surfable is Thursday the 3rd of September. Even then, it’s tiny and ordinary - we’re looking at a weak 3ft swell from the ESE in the morning, coming in at a short, crumbly 6 seconds. The wind will be cross-offshore from the WSW, which will at least make it look clean, but there’s no power behind it. It’s ankle-biters at best. It gets smaller as the day goes on.
After that, we go back into the doldrums. Friday the 4th has a bit of a bump, but it’s still tiny – 1ft to 2ft – and the period drops to 7 seconds. The offshore NW wind will groom it, but there's not enough swell to push you anywhere.
And then it just flat-lines. The weekend of the 5th and 6th sees waves drop to a pathetic 0.7ft. I’m talking lake-like. You could almost waterski. Sunday the 6th is similarly flat with a 0.7ft to 1ft wrap.
The following week, from the 7th to the 14th, is more of the same – almost nothing. A few one-foot dribbles here and there, but nothing that breaks properly or has any push. Swell periods are all over the place, mostly short and weak. We get a slight bump in size on the 9th – a 5ft ENE swell in the morning – but the period is a dismal 7 seconds and the wind is straight onshore from the SE, so it’ll just be a wind-blown, lumpy mess. Best to stay home that day too. The following days tease with a bit of size but the wind is just all over the place, and it ends up being all chop and no shape.
There’s no standout at all in this 16-day window. Zero. Nada. I’m not going to lie to you and hype up a 1ft ripple as a “clean glassy day” – that’s just ankle-snappers. This is a real dry spell. To be fair, Rockaway is a fairly consistent spot, so it's a bit of a shock, but it can happen. The forecasts can and often do change for the better, but as of right now, I wouldn’t waste the gas money. The water is a touch warmer than average for this time of year at 73°F, at least, so if you do get bored and want a splash, it won't be cold. But for surfing? It's a no-go.
Stay patient, lads and lasses. It'll come back around.
Rusty
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Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | S 6 | S 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 |
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 kJ | 24 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 58 | 51 | 46 | 45 | 36 | 31 | 17 | 38 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:20AM1.57m | 9:36PM1.54m | 9:59AM1.59m | 10:19PM1.47m | 10:42AM1.60m | 11:08PM1.39m | 11:32AM1.59m | 00:05AM1.32m | 12:29PM1.58m | 1:07AM1.27m | 1:31PM1.56m | 2:13AM1.24m | 2:38PM1.55m | 3:23AM1.26m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:44PM0.06m | 3:56AM-0.03m | 4:26PM0.08m | 4:31AM0.01m | 5:10PM0.12m | 5:10AM0.06m | 6:02PM0.18m | 5:57AM0.13m | 7:08PM0.24m | 6:59AM0.20m | 8:26PM0.25m | 8:19AM0.23m | 9:39PM0.20m | ||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
 | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:21 | — |
mm | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 19 | 26 | 28 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | S 4 | SE 11 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 |
| kJ | 24 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 58 | 27 | 44 | 45 | 36 | 31 | 16 | 38 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | E 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | — | SE 13 | SE 8 | S 4 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | — | 7 | 18 | 3 | 51 | 46 | 29 | 27 | 8 | 17 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | S 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 7 | — | — | 1 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 4 | — | — | ESE 2 | — | — | SSE 7 | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 17 | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 700 | 1711 | 111 | 570 | 831 | 403 | 570 | 1228 | 165 | 123 | 175 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 24 | 0 | 50 | 153 | 839 | 700 |
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