Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.57° N 73.85° W

Rockaway, United States Weather Observations

Issued: 7 pm 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
24.0° C
1.3° 

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

2 hours ago
clear-
20
light winds from the NNW
(19 km/h at 340°)
22.8 °C16
16
few

BUOY-SDHN4

17 km SSW3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
15
light winds from the N
(13 km/h at 10°)
22.9 °C-
-


Downtown Manhattan/Wall Street Heliport Airport

20 km WNW7 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear
5
light winds from the WSW
(7 km/h at 240°)
23.3 °C16
16


Downtown Manhattan/Wall Street Heliport Airport

20 km WNW7 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear
5
light winds from the WSW
(7 km/h at 240°)
23.3 °C16
16


SHIP4036

21 km WSW3 m above sea level

3 hours ago
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SHIP3458

21 km WSW3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
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SHIP569

21 km WSW3 m above sea level

3 hours ago
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SHIP6561

21 km WSW3 m above sea level

3 hours ago
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SHIP2380

21 km WSW15 m above sea level

4 hours ago
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SHIP5793

21 km WSW15 m above sea level

4 hours ago
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* 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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