Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.61° N 123.95° W

Issued: 10 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Rockaway sea temperature is

12.8° C

Rockaway surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Rockaway today (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with W swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with W swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 2AM is: 0.5m 19s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	19s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	18s
Evening (16 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	18s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 15		Thursday 16								Friday 17								Saturday 18
	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	1	1	0	0	2	2	2	2	3	2	0	1	1	1	3	3	3	1	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 9	W 19	W 19	W 19	W 19	W 19	W 18	W 18	W 18	W 17	W 17	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 11	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9
Wave Graph
kJ	146	190	188	182	184	262	248	232	304	293	290	311	390	367	273	346	266	266	328	337	333	296	290	295
Wind (km/h)	NNW	N	N	S	S	SSW	SW	SW	WSW	SW	SE	ESE	ESE	W	WNW	NW	NNW	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NW	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	off	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide			1:37AM2.61m					3:14PM2.08m				2:29AM2.43m				3:55PM2.14m				3:23AM2.19m				4:36PM2.18m
Low Tide	7:56PM0.66m					8:50AM-0.49m				8:52PM0.59m				9:32AM-0.34m				9:49PM0.52m				10:13AM-0.14m


	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—
	9:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:59
mm	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	12	13	14	14	15	15	15	15	14	12	14	16	16	16	15	14	13	13	13	16	16	16
Feels °C	12	12	12	13	14	13	12	14	14	15	13	10	13	15	14	14	14	13	12	12	12	14	13	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 16	WNW 16
kJ	146	154	121	111	103	119	110	104	104	104	86	86	86	91	88	86	84	66	328	298	286	296	253	250
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 20	W 19	W 19	W 19	W 19	W 19	W 18	W 18	W 18	W 17	W 17	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 11	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	SW 14	SW 18
kJ	127	190	188	182	184	262	248	232	304	293	290	311	390	367	273	346	266	135	263	337	333	256	54	79
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	WNW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	SW 16	WSW 16	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 16	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 18	SW 14
kJ	78	77	74	53	66	65	65	99	99	99	99	98	63	94	81	119	140	266	53	54	53	54	49	51
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WNW 10	WNW 9
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	290	295
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Westport-The Cove Washington	Half Moon Bay Washington	Half Moon Bay Washington	Westport-The Cove Washington	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Long Beach Peninsula Washington	Pillar Point Washington	Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) Vancouver Island	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Fort Canby A Jetty Washington	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	3
Distance (km)	195	16	16	74	74	144	144	144	144	16	16	16	16	106	288	499	195	16	16	16	16	74	428	623
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon		Seaside Cove	Seaside Cove	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef					Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef					Devil s Punch Beverly Beach	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach
Rating (10 max)		2	2	2	2					3	3	3	3					3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Tunnels HAW - Kaua'i	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Magics HAW - Big Island	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Shark Pit HAW - Maui	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Salinas River State Beach CAL - Monterey	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt
Rating (10 max)	2	3	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	9	9	6	8	7	6	9	9	9	8	7	6	5	5	5

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