Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.61° N 123.95° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
12.9° C
2.1° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 2AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (21 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (21 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
1
0
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.1
NW
8
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
1
NW
8
1
NW
8
1
NW
8
1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1
NW
8
1
NW
8
1
NW
8
1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.2
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
224
175
175
147
159
159
159
122
119
113
116
158
129
129
142
148
174
216
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NE
5
N
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
5
W
5
SSW
15
S
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:58PM2.19m
6:38AM1.48m
6:41PM2.17m
8:10AM1.39m
7:28PM2.14m
Low Tide
00:58AM0.38m
12:15PM0.61m
2:07AM0.31m
1:04PM0.82m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:46
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:57
8:55
8:55
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
18
16
16
16
18
19
18
20
18
18
18
18
19
20
20
17
16
15
Feels °C
18
16
16
16
18
18
17
19
17
18
17
18
19
19
19
17
16
14
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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