Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.61° N 123.95° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.6° 

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


How big are the waves at Rockaway today (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 6PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (26 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (26 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1
NW
8
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
WNW
18
0.4
WNW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.5
WNW
17
0.9
WNW
16
1.2
WNW
16
1.3
WNW
16
1.3
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
287
213
162
147
167
145
129
92
59
58
104
104
76
168
366
679
763
687
767
767
767
659
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
25
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
20
N
15
NNE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
E
5
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
SE
10
SE
Wind State
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:44PM2.26m
1:08AM2.11m
1:12PM2.37m
1:54AM2.07m
1:41PM2.45m
Low Tide
6:45AM0.19m
7:14PM0.14m
7:17AM0.29m
7:54PM-0.01m
7:49AM0.43m
8:36PM-0.11m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
12
14
16
16
13
12
12
11
11
14
15
14
12
11
10
10
11
14
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
10
12
12
11
8
8
9
7
8
11
10
9
8
8
7
7
9
13
13
14
12
11
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