Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Rockaway, United States Weather Observations

Issued: 7 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
24.2° C
1.6° 

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

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
15
light winds from the SSE
(15 km/h at 160°)
25.6 °C16
16
few
broken
broken

BUOY-SDHN4

17 km SSW3 m above sea level

3 hours ago
15
light winds from the SE
(13 km/h at 140°)
25.8 °C-
-


BUOY-BATN6

19 km WNW3 m above sea level

3 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
24.8 °C-
-


Downtown Manhattan/Wall Street Heliport Airport

20 km WNW7 m above sea level

2 hours ago
cloudDry and cloudy
5
light winds from the N
(6 km/h at 1°)
28.3 °C16
16
overcast

BUOY-ROBN4

21 km W3 m above sea level

3 hours ago
25
moderate winds from the S
(24 km/h at 180°)
24.0 °C-
-


New York City La Guardia Airport

24 km N218 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
10
light winds from the SE
(9 km/h at 140°)
28.9 °C16
16
broken
broken

New Your City/Central Park Airport

25 km NW219 m above sea level

2 hours ago
cloudDry and cloudy
0
calm
(0 km/h at 0°)
27.2 °C16
16
overcast

New York Harbour Buoy

26 km SSE3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
20
light winds from the ESE
(18 km/h at 120°)
24.0 °C-
-


BUOY-KPTN6

27 km NNE3 m above sea level

3 hours ago
10
light winds from the N
(9 km/h at 360°)
24.3 °C-
-


BUOY-MHRN6

27 km W3 m above sea level

3 hours ago
10
light winds from the ESE
(8 km/h at 110°)
- °C-
-


* 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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