Surf Forecasts:
Rockaway surf forecast from 3 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 10 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period, S swell with 192 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Rockaway this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Rockaway in the next 16 days are 1.4m 7s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 10) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore 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 (Sep 10) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Thu 10th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Rockaway over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you. The outlook for Rockaway is a tough one. We've got a long stretch of small, weak energy ahead. The first real surfable day isn't until Thursday the 3rd of September, and even then, it's a struggle.
We kick off on Thursday morning with a small 2ft swell from the ESE, pushing a weak 60 units of energy. The wind is a cross-offshore from the SW, so it's clean, but the period is a short 6 seconds and the waves are just ordinary. It's surfable, but you'll be scratching for anything decent. The water is a touch warmer than normal at 73°, so that's a small win.
Thursday afternoon gets worse. The swell drops to 1ft and the wind swings onshore, making it poor. Friday the 4th and Saturday the 5th are the same story – tiny knee-high or less dribble, though we do get some offshore winds on Friday morning and Saturday morning. The energy levels are in the teens and twenties, so you're basically fighting for a few shin-high bumps.
Sunday the 6th sees a slight bump in size to 3ft from the east, but the energy is still weak at 42. The highlight of the whole period might be Sunday afternoon: a glassy 2ft wave with a light south wind. It's still small, but glassy conditions at Rockaway are a gift. The next morning, Monday the 7th, has a clean 1ft wave with a longer 11-second period and a light offshore, but again, it's just not enough height.
From Tuesday the 8th right through to the end of the 16-day window on Friday the 18th of September, it's a poor run. The swell heights stay below 2ft for most of it, with energy levels dropping into the teens and single digits. We get a few clean windows – like the fresh offshore winds on Friday the 11th, and some glassy moments – but the swell is simply too small to do anything with. There's a spike of 4ft on Wednesday the 9th of September from a short-period S swell, but it's lumpy with a fresh cross-onshore wind, so it's a write-off.
The only standout, if you can call it that, is the Sunday afternoon, September 6th session. For a brief moment, we get a glassy, clean 2ft wave. It's not going to be pumping, but the conditions will be as good as they get. You could get a few fun ones on a longboard. After that, it's a long, flat, and frustrating wait. Honestly, for the next two weeks, the setup looks more interesting for a kite than a paddle.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu night, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | SSW 5 | S 4 | ESE 10 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 28 | 25 | 33 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 62 | 31 | 27 | 19 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 24 | 4 | 9 | 127 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:07AM1.27m | 1:31PM1.56m | 2:13AM1.24m | 2:38PM1.55m | 3:23AM1.26m | 3:48PM1.57m | 4:33AM1.32m | 4:56PM1.62m | 5:37AM1.42m | 5:56PM1.68m | 6:32AM1.54m | 6:49PM1.73m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:08PM0.24m | 6:59AM0.20m | 8:26PM0.25m | 8:19AM0.23m | 9:39PM0.20m | 9:36AM0.20m | 10:42PM0.12m | 10:42AM0.13m | 11:37PM0.03m | 11:41AM0.05m | 00:28AM-0.05m | 12:36PM-0.01m | 1:16AM-0.11m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
 | 7:23 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:15 | — |
mm | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Temp °C | 29 | 31 | 27 | 30 | 27 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 19 | 21 | 22 |
Feels °C | 30 | 33 | 27 | 30 | 26 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 22 | 16 | 20 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 | ESE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 4 | E 10 | S 5 | S 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 28 | 25 | 33 | 25 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 19 | 10 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 4 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 9 |
| kJ | 27 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 5 | E 6 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | ESE 8 | — | SE 9 | S 6 | S 5 | SE 9 | — | SE 9 | — | E 9 | SE 10 | E 8 | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | — | — | W 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | — | NE 3 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | S 2 | SSW 5 | — | S 4 | S 7 |
| kJ | 8 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 62 | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 1 | 24 | — | 3 | 127 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 20 | 153 | 356 | 117 | 570 | 2589 | 323 | 336 | 117 | 30 | 76 | 249 | 50 | 284 | 284 | 39 | 532 | 225 | 1262 |
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