Rockaway Beach Surf Report & Ideal Conditions
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Rockaway Beach is most often good on a 4–6 ft medium-period (8–16s) swell from the W, with strong wind from the NW, on a high outgoing tide — the conditions LazySurfer surfers have logged and rated highest across the surrounding region.
| Ideal wave height | 4–6 ft |
| Ideal period | medium-period (8–16s) |
| Best swell direction | W |
| Best wind | strong wind from the NW |
| Best tide | high & outgoing |
These best-conditions estimates come from real sessions LazySurfer users rated highly at this break — not an editorial guess (preliminary-confidence read). In the app, LazySurfer's custom deep-learning model predicts your own 1–5★ rating at about 90% exact-match accuracy (97.6% within one star). How LazySurfer works →
Current conditions
Latest reading from the nearest NOAA buoys (UTC 2026-08-26 10:00 UTC). LazySurfer reads this same public NDBC data directly — no proprietary smoothing. New to buoy data? See how to read a NOAA buoy.
| Wave height | 2.6 ft |
| Dominant period | 14s |
| Swell direction | WSW (255°) |
| Wave buoy | NDBC station 46278 (4 mi away) |
| Wind | 4 kt from the SW — NDBC ASTO3 (42 mi away) |
Rockaway Beach 7-day surf forecast
Model wave & wind outlook for Rockaway Beach from NOAA's GEFS-Wave model, refreshed daily. Heights are open-water swell (face heights at the break are typically larger).
| Day | Swell height | Period & direction | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed Aug 26 | 3 ft | 15s WSW | 7 kt S |
| Thu Aug 27 | 3–4 ft | 14s WSW | 12 kt SSW |
| Fri Aug 28 | 3 ft | 14s SW | 10 kt NNW |
| Sat Aug 29 | 3 ft | 15s SW | 10 kt N |
| Sun Aug 30 | 3–4 ft | 15s SW | 11 kt NNE |
| Mon Aug 31 | 3 ft | 13s WSW | 11 kt S |
| Tue Sep 1 | 4–5 ft | 9s WNW | 9 kt SSW |
Tide
Predicted tide for the next two days from NOAA station 9437540 (Garibaldi), the nearest tide station (4 mi away). Times local.
- 2026-06-06 04:36 — High 6.85 ft
- 2026-06-06 11:26 — Low 0.09 ft
- 2026-06-06 18:30 — High 6.455 ft
- 2026-06-06 23:53 — Low 3.436 ft
- 2026-06-07 05:32 — High 6.34 ft
- 2026-06-07 12:10 — Low 0.503 ft
Frequently asked
Is Rockaway Beach working right now?
As of the latest buoy reading (2026-08-26 10:00 UTC), Rockaway Beach is fair: the live 2–4 ft medium-period swell from the W matches its ideal W direction and is under its usual size, and the wind is light from the SW.
Is Rockaway Beach good for beginners?
Rockaway Beach is best suited to experienced surfers — it's most often good on larger 4–6 ft surf that breaks with more power than beginners should take on. Conditions change daily, so always check the live report on this page before paddling out.
What's the best tide for Rockaway Beach?
Rockaway Beach tends to be best on a high outgoing tide — the tide stage LazySurfer surfers have rated highest here. Tide changes how the swell breaks, so check the two-day tide chart on this page for today's high and low times.
What swell direction is best for Rockaway Beach?
The best swell direction for Rockaway Beach is from the west (W). Swell arriving from the west lines up best with how this break faces, which is when LazySurfer surfers have rated it highest.
What's the best wind for Rockaway Beach?
Rockaway Beach is most often good with strong wind from the northwest (NW) — the wind LazySurfer surfers logged on their best-rated sessions here. Wind direction grooms or chops the wave face, so check the live report for current wind.
Where does LazySurfer's surf data for Rockaway Beach come from?
LazySurfer reads public data directly from NOAA's National Data Buoy Center and the National Weather Service — the nearest NDBC wave buoy (station 46278) and the nearest NOAA tide station (Garibaldi). The same raw readings NOAA publishes, with no proprietary smoothing.
Does LazySurfer predict whether Rockaway Beach is good for me?
Yes. LazySurfer trains a custom deep-learning model — a PyTorch neural network with per-user embeddings, retrained weekly on real logged surf sessions from the LazySurfer community — to predict the 1-to-5 star rating you personally would give, rather than a single average rating for everyone.
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