Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Rockaway, United States Weather Observations

Issued: 6 am 10 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
15.9°C
3.3° 

Rockaway surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Rockaway based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Rockaway right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Rockaway

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

New York City/JFK Airport

10 km NE218 m above sea level

3 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
20
moderate winds from the WSW
(20 km/h at 250°)
11.7 °C16
16
few
scattered
broken

NewYorkJohnF. Kennedy Int.- Ny.

11 km NE7 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
20
moderate winds from the WSW
(20 km/h at 250°)
11.7 °C36 km
36 km

mostly cloudy

BUOY-SDHN4

17 km SSW3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
20
moderate winds from the W
(22 km/h at 270°)
11.6 °C-
-


BUOY-BATN6

19 km WNW3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
11.3 °C-
-


Downtown Manhattan/Wall Street Heliport Airport

20 km WNW7 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear
15
light winds from the WSW
(17 km/h at 250°)
11.7 °C16
16


BUOY-ROBN4

21 km W3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
25
moderate winds from the W
(24 km/h at 260°)
11.2 °C-
-


NewYorkLAGuardia- Ny.

22 km N9 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
15
light winds from the SW
(15 km/h at 220°)
12.2 °C36 km
36 km

mostly cloudy

SHIP1392

23 km SE- m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
30
fresh winds from the WSW
(29 km/h at 250°)
11.6 °C-
-

no observation

SHIP581

23 km SE- m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
25
moderate winds from the WSW
(25 km/h at 250°)
11.6 °C-
-

no observation

SHIP756

23 km SE- m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
30
fresh winds from the WSW
(29 km/h at 250°)
11.6 °C-
-

no observation

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Rockaway and within an acceptable time window.

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