Rockaway Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for Rockaway.

Honestly, mate, the next week and a half is pretty grim. We’ve got a long stretch of poor surf conditions starting now and running all the way through to the morning of Monday the 13th of July. That’s around ten days with nothing worth getting wet for. The swell is tiny, mostly around 1ft to 2ft, and the wind is all over the shop – cross-on, onshore, you name it. The combined swell energy is weak, sitting between 13 and 120, so there’s just no grunt in the water. Water temp is sitting at 71° which is about 2° warmer than usual for this time of year, so nice and warm, but that’s about the only positive.

Come the morning of Monday the 14th of July, there’s a flicker of hope with some cross-off wind from the WNW and a little 3ft ESE swell. It’s surfable, but ordinary. The afternoon gets messy again.

Now, keep your eye on the morning of Wednesday the 15th of July. That’s the standout in the whole 16-day window. We’ve got a 5ft S swell rolling in with a period of 8 seconds. The combined swell energy hits 564 (moderate), and the wind is a clean cross-off from the WSW. That’s going to produce some very good surf conditions. This is the one to aim for. Rockaway is exposed to the swell and the direction is pretty close to the optimum SSE, so the banks should light up. A word of warning though – crowds are often an issue here, so get in early if you can.

The Thursday morning of the 16th of July also looks good, with a smaller 4ft SSE swell and a cross-off W wind, giving clean waves. The energy is 232 (moderate). But the afternoon gets blown out with a strong S wind and a 7ft S swell – that’s getting too big for beginners and might be tricky to handle as it jumps over the 8ft mark by the looks of the afternoon’s energy of 685.

Beyond that, it fades back into small, windy slop for the rest of the window. So don’t hold your breath for the second week.

Rusty

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