Rockaway Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.61° N 123.95° W

Rockaway 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 21 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 4PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

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 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
1
NW
8
1
NW
8
1
NW
8
1
NW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1
NW
8
1
NW
8
1
NW
8
0.9
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
159
159
159
122
119
116
119
188
125
129
138
129
207
194
216
237
237
237
206
206
230
235
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
S
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:38AM1.48m
6:41PM2.17m
8:10AM1.39m
7:28PM2.14m
9:45AM1.41m
8:19PM2.13m
Low Tide
12:15PM0.61m
2:07AM0.31m
1:04PM0.82m
3:13AM0.23m
2:06PM0.97m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:46
5:47
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:55
8:55
8:54
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
17
19
19
20
18
17
18
18
18
19
18
17
15
14
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
14
Feels °C
17
18
18
18
17
16
17
17
18
19
18
16
13
12
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
14
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