Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.61° N 123.95° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
12.8° C
2.2° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 5AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (22 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (22 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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)
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NW
8
1
NW
8
1
NW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1
NW
8
1
NW
8
1
NW
8
0.9
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
119
116
119
188
125
129
138
126
186
182
186
211
231
202
202
202
206
211
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
N
5
N
5
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
WNW
0
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:41PM2.17m
8:10AM1.39m
7:28PM2.14m
9:45AM1.41m
8:19PM2.13m
Low Tide
2:07AM0.31m
1:04PM0.82m
3:13AM0.23m
2:06PM0.97m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:55
8:55
8:54
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
18
18
19
19
17
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
17
16
15
13
Feels °C
17
16
18
18
19
19
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
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