Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.61° N 123.95° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 22 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 11AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

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 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
0.4
SW
26
0.4
SW
26
0.4
SW
26
0.9
NW
9
0.4
SW
24
0.5
SW
24
0.6
SW
24
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
119
188
125
129
138
126
186
182
211
211
182
202
202
206
206
211
211
183
179
171
123
148
271
444
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
N
5
NW
10
NW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NNW
0
NNE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
8:10AM1.39m
7:28PM2.14m
9:45AM1.41m
8:19PM2.13m
11:00AM1.50m
9:12PM2.14m
Low Tide
2:07AM0.31m
1:04PM0.82m
3:13AM0.23m
2:06PM0.97m
4:12AM0.15m
3:15PM1.05m
clear
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part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:48
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:55
8:54
8:52
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
19
19
17
17
15
15
15
16
15
15
16
16
15
13
13
13
14
15
16
16
15
13
Feels °C
17
16
20
19
16
16
14
14
14
16
14
13
15
16
16
13
13
13
14
14
15
16
15
12
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