Surf Forecasts:
Rockaway surf forecast from 10 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 23 Nov, 4AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 25 Nov, 7AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period, SSE swell with 561 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 13 Nov, 7AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with E 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 Friday (Nov 13) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Rockaway in the next 16 days are 1.7m 10s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Nov 25) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 5s period and expected on Wednesday (Nov 25) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Fri 13th Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Mon 23rd Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Wed 25th Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Rockaway over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue morning, light winds from the WSW by Wed morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu night, min 4°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
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 kJ | 58 | 40 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 25 | 20 | 49 | 44 | 33 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:32AM1.64m | 7:54PM1.31m | 8:09AM1.58m | 8:35PM1.25m | 8:48AM1.51m | 9:18PM1.19m | 9:30AM1.44m | 10:06PM1.13m | 10:15AM1.37m | 10:56PM1.09m | 11:03AM1.32m | 11:46PM1.09m | 11:53AM1.29m | 00:35AM1.11m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:00PM-0.01m | 1:57AM0.09m | 2:40PM0.03m | 2:34AM0.15m | 3:19PM0.08m | 3:11AM0.20m | 3:58PM0.14m | 3:47AM0.27m | 4:39PM0.20m | 4:27AM0.32m | 5:26PM0.23m | 5:17AM0.37m | 6:19PM0.25m | ||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — |
 | — | 4:42 | — | — | 4:40 | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | 4:38 | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | 4:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 9 | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 2 | -3 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 5 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | — | SE 5 | ESE 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 12 | S 9 | S 8 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 58 | 40 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 8 | — | 25 | 20 | 49 | 44 | 33 | 24 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | — | SE 10 | S 5 | — | S 5 | — | SE 9 | SSW 4 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 11 | E 11 | S 8 | S 8 | E 11 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 27 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 28 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | S 6 | E 9 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | E 12 | S 10 | E 8 | — | — | E 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WNW 3 | — | — | S 3 | SE 4 | — | W 2 | W 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | NW 2 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 9 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 29 | — | 1 | 5 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 30 | 30 | 117 | 570 | 1380 | 1517 | 1699 | 719 | 700 | 1586 | 25 | 312 | 363 | 363 | 2340 | 312 | 965 | 831 | 357 | 831 |
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