Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.61° N 123.95° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
12.1° C
3.0° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 5AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (13 Jul)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (13 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.4
W
15
0.4
W
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
W
14
0.4
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
233
188
169
140
128
103
103
114
70
66
63
64
65
106
100
97
88
86
84
123
209
205
193
227
Wind (km/h)
25
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:56PM2.69m
1:05PM1.85m
11:51PM2.73m
1:50PM1.94m
00:45AM2.71m
2:33PM2.02m
Low Tide
5:04PM0.90m
6:32AM-0.53m
6:04PM0.83m
7:21AM-0.59m
7:01PM0.75m
8:06AM-0.58m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:39
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:04
9:02
9:01
9:01
 mm
Temp °C
14
12
12
11
13
16
16
16
14
12
12
11
13
16
17
16
14
13
13
13
14
16
17
16
Feels °C
10
9
9
9
12
13
13
12
10
9
9
9
11
13
13
12
11
11
12
12
13
14
15
14
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