Surf Forecasts:
Rockaway surf forecast from 31 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 30 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period, SSE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 31 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period, S swell with 105 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 30 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s 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 Thursday (Jul 30) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 5s. 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 8s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 31) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Thu 30th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Thu 30th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Fri 31st Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Rockaway over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, let’s be honest. For Rockaway over the next 16 days, it’s a flat spell. Nothin’ worth gettin’ wet for. The first bits of data start Thursday afternoon, July 30th, but the surf is basically a no-go.
We’re lookin’ at weak swell energy the whole way through, most readings in the two-digit range (combined energy of all swells directed here). The biggest number we see is 160 on Monday afternoon, August 3rd, but that’s still just moderate, and it’s blown out by a strong cross-onshore wind at 28 mph – messy, lumpy, no good. Swell heights barely push past 3 ft, mostly hangin’ around 1 ft to 4 ft. Periods are short, 4 to 10 seconds. No punch.
There’s one tiny bright spot: Sunday morning, August 9th, you get a clean cross-offshore breeze from the NNW at 9 mph, and it’s lookin’ clean. But the swell is only 1 ft from the SE at 7 seconds, with just 25 combined energy. Real small. Then Monday morning, August 10th, it’s glassy with a WNW wind at 3 mph, and a 2 ft, 6-second S swell, energy at 29 – same story, clean but tiny. A couple other mornings, like Friday, July 31st morning and Thursday, August 13th morning, show clean conditions, but the waves are barely ankle-biters.
The rest of the time it’s onshore wind and poor surf calls. The water temp on that first Thursday is 74°F, with a 1°F anomaly – about normal for the season. But there’s just no size, no power, and the wind’s mostly trash. It’s a dead run.
Look, it happens. The ocean’s takin’ a breather. Could all change with a new forecast, but for now, you’re better off findin’ somethin’ else to do.
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 21°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the S by Sat afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Tue morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | ||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 4 | SE 6 | S 5 | S 4 | SSE 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 58 | 34 | 43 | 90 | 35 | 43 | 83 | 20 | 15 | 59 | 13 | 16 | 103 | 54 | 41 | 24 | 15 | 17 | 26 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:49PM1.60m | 9:17AM1.37m | 9:24PM1.57m | 9:54AM1.40m | 10:00PM1.53m | 10:32AM1.43m | 10:41PM1.47m | 11:14AM1.46m | 11:27PM1.41m | 12:00PM1.50m | 00:19AM1.34m | 12:51PM1.53m | 1:16AM1.29m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:45PM0.14m | 3:20AM-0.00m | 3:25PM0.14m | 3:55AM-0.01m | 4:04PM0.15m | 4:27AM-0.00m | 4:42PM0.17m | 5:00AM0.02m | 5:25PM0.20m | 5:35AM0.05m | 6:15PM0.23m | 6:19AM0.10m | 7:22PM0.27m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
 | 8:13 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:06 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 22 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | E 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | S 7 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SE 4 | SE 7 | — | SE 7 |
| kJ | 58 | 34 | 43 | 3 | 35 | 43 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 57 | 54 | 41 | 24 | 5 | 17 | — | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | ESE 5 | E 6 | — | E 6 | SSE 4 | E 6 | SE 8 | — | SE 9 | S 7 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | SE 8 | SSE 7 | S 6 | SE 8 | S 6 |
| kJ | 18 | 9 | 3 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | — | 3 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | SE 9 | — | E 6 | — | — | SSE 8 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | — | SE 12 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 6 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | — | — | SSE 8 | S 4 | — | SSE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 4 | — | S 7 | — | ENE 3 | ESE 4 | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 46 | — | — | 90 | 14 | — | 83 | 20 | 15 | 59 | 13 | — | 103 | — | 2 | 7 | — | — | 26 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 24 | 195 | 24 | 175 | 963 | 360 | 1219 | 1381 | 360 | 1371 | 1328 | 195 | 175 | 1275 | 963 | 839 | 3252 | 887 |
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