Surf Forecasts:
Rockaway surf forecast from 11 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 13 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period, SSE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 13 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period, SSE swell with 49 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 13 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s 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 Sunday (Sep 13) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Rockaway in the next 16 days are 0.9m 6s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 13) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Monday (Sep 14) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Sun 13th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Sun 13th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Sun 13th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Rockaway over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's take a look at what Rockaway has in store for us over the next couple of weeks.
Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – we're in for a long, flat spell. There's basically nothing worth paddling out for from the start of the period until the morning of Sunday, the 13th of September. That's a solid couple of days of waiting.
Sunday morning, the 13th, we finally see a tiny pulse of swell at 3 ft from the SSE. The period is a short and weak 6 seconds, and the combined energy is only 55 (weak). The wind is light and cross-off from the West at 12 mph, which will keep things clean, but honestly, it's small and ordinary. The rest of the weekend, the week, and into the next doesn't offer much improvement. It’s a whole lot of onshore and cross-shore wind messing up tiny, weak waves. There's a bit of a bump around the 18th and 19th, but again, the conditions are poor.
Out of the whole 16-day run, there's really only one session that has a shred of potential. Rockaway itself, on the morning of Saturday, the 19th of September. The swell is tiny at 3 ft from the East with a period of 7 seconds, but the key is that the wind is glassy – that's a dead-calm 5 mph from the NNE. If you are desperate for a glide and the tide lines up, this is your only window for a really clean surface. The water temperature is about average for this time of year without any major anomalies, so it's your standard fall wetsuit.
For the rest of the run into the final week, the swell picks up a little with combined energy hitting 221 (moderate) on the morning of Saturday the 26th of September, with a 3 ft swell from the SE and a long 12-second period. That's a groundswell, which would be better on a point or reef, but at a beach break like Rockaway, a long period swell from that direction can be a bit straight. Plus, the wind is a fresh offshore from the WNW at 30 mph, so it’ll be blown out and bumpy, not glassy. It's a low-confidence hope at this range.
In short, the only real standout is that Saturday the 19th for a glassy, clean session on the smallest of waves.
Stay patient.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu night, min 21°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun night, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | S 4 | ESE 7 |
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 kJ | 16 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 40 | 31 | 27 | 16 | 16 | 34 | 29 | 34 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | cross-off | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:07AM1.70m | 8:21PM1.70m | 8:50AM1.71m | 9:04PM1.62m | 9:33AM1.69m | 9:47PM1.53m | 10:17AM1.64m | 10:32PM1.41m | 11:01AM1.56m | 11:20PM1.31m | 11:47AM1.49m | 00:09AM1.22m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:01AM-0.14m | 2:18PM-0.07m | 2:44AM-0.13m | 3:04PM-0.05m | 3:24AM-0.08m | 3:48PM-0.01m | 4:01AM-0.01m | 4:30PM0.07m | 4:38AM0.09m | 5:13PM0.16m | 5:14AM0.20m | 5:58PM0.25m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
 | 7:13 | — | 7:10 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 27 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 7 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 16 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 40 | 31 | 27 | 16 | 16 | 34 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 3 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | S 5 | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 15 | SE 9 | SE 13 | E 5 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | 15 | 14 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 10 | — | SE 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | S 5 | — | S 15 | E 15 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 5 | — | — | SSW 3 | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | S 4 | SE 6 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 27 | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | 3 | 29 | 34 | 4 | 18 | 9 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 50 | 148 | 842 | 153 | 1227 | 1227 | 164 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 20 | 83 | 363 | 831 | 1204 | 2325 | 403 | 403 | 83 |
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