Surf Forecasts:
Rockaway surf forecast from 6 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 10 Sep, 2PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period, SSW swell with 152 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Rockaway this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Rockaway in the next 16 days are 1.3m 7s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 10) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 10) at 11AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Thu 10th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Rockaway over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – I’ve scanned the charts for the next couple of weeks, and honestly, it’s a tough one for the Rockaway. We’re looking at a long, quiet stretch ahead.
The water is sitting at 75°F which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, but that’s about the only thing that’s firing. The wave energy is weak, barely cracking 27 (combined energy) even on the best days, and for most of the run it’s dipping into the single digits. That’s tiny, sloppy stuff.
We kick off on Sunday, September 6th with a bit of rain and a light SE breeze on a tiny 2ft swell from the east at a short 7 seconds. It’s messy. Through Monday the 7th and Tuesday the 8th, we get some glassy and clean windows, but the swell is barely a ripple – 1.0ft and 0.7ft. Not enough to get excited about. Wednesday the 9th sees a bump in size to 4ft from the S, but the period is a miserable 5 seconds and the wind is a choppy cross-onshore at 15 mph. The energy jumps to 74, but it’s a messy, wind-blown mess. Thursday the 10th has cleaner conditions with a cross-offshore wind, but the swell drops back to 3ft and the period is still short at 6 seconds. It’s just not coming together.
The whole first week is a dud. The best of a bad bunch might be Friday morning, September 11th, with a clean offshore NW wind at 15 mph on 2ft swell. It’ll be clean, but tiny. Not worth paddling out for unless you’re desperate.
The second week doesn’t offer any redemption. From September 14th onward, the waves stay small, generally under 2ft, with periods all over the shop but mostly short. The wind is often onshore or cross-onshore, keeping things lumpy. By the 20th and 21st, we see a small bump in energy to 70 and 39, but with strong onshore winds and short periods, it’s more of a kite-surfing setup than a paddling one. The surf stays poor throughout.
There is no standout session here. The whole 16-day window is a blank run. It’s one of those times where the forecast is just flat, and that’s how it goes sometimes around here. Don’t hold your breath.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed night, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||
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) | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 68 | 106 | 83 | 56 | 36 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-off | off | glassy | off | off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross |
High Tide | 3:48PM1.57m | 4:33AM1.32m | 4:56PM1.62m | 5:37AM1.42m | 5:56PM1.68m | 6:32AM1.54m | 6:49PM1.73m | 7:21AM1.64m | 7:36PM1.73m | 8:07AM1.70m | 8:21PM1.70m | 8:50AM1.71m | 9:04PM1.62m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:42PM0.12m | 10:42AM0.13m | 11:37PM0.03m | 11:41AM0.05m | 00:28AM-0.05m | 12:36PM-0.01m | 1:16AM-0.11m | 1:28PM-0.06m | 2:01AM-0.14m | 2:18PM-0.07m | 2:44AM-0.13m | 3:04PM-0.05m | 3:24AM-0.08m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
 | 7:20 | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | 7:09 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 19 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 3 | SE 8 | SE 9 | S 4 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 23 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 83 | 56 | 36 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | — | SE 8 | — | — | E 8 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | S 5 | SE 7 | SE 9 | S 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | NW 2 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 6 | 68 | 106 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 312 | 52 | 41 | 153 | 263 | 322 | 972 | 522 | 522 | 931 | 931 | 169 | 54 | 25 | 25 | 39 | 700 | 965 | 3285 | 699 |
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