Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.61° N 123.95° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
14.7° C
0.4° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 3PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (06 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (06 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1
NW
8
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.8
NW
7
0.4
SW
13
0.8
NW
6
0.8
NW
6
0.8
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.8
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
173
158
136
136
136
113
96
90
69
69
69
75
86
82
77
61
47
46
56
61
75
63
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
15
N
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:11AM1.45m
6:32PM2.33m
8:49AM1.46m
7:35PM2.38m
10:12AM1.55m
8:43PM2.44m
Low Tide
12:08PM0.81m
2:19AM0.10m
1:15PM0.94m
3:30AM-0.05m
2:37PM1.00m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:05
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:37
8:36
8:34
 mm
Temp °C
15
17
17
17
15
14
13
13
13
16
17
17
16
15
14
14
15
19
18
18
16
14
Feels °C
15
16
16
16
15
14
13
13
13
16
16
15
14
13
12
12
13
17
15
15
13
12
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