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Rockaway Surf Forecast
/ Long Island NY (34 breaks) / New York (44 breaks) /
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Rockaway surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 24 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Rockaway surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Rockaway sea temperature is
14.2° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rockaway today?
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 10PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wed 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | |
585 | 534 | 493 | 411 | 319 | 250 | 222 | 179 | 154 | 132 | 114 | 114 | 84 | 82 | 64 | 62 | 60 | 59 | 48 | 61 | 37 | 27 | 33 | 33 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:08PM1.45m | 3:19AM1.36m | 4:03PM1.49m | 4:15AM1.31m | 4:55PM1.53m | 5:10AM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:01AM0.09m | 9:27PM0.24m | 9:53AM0.09m | 10:25PM0.21m | 10:40AM0.10m | 11:16PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | 8:15 |
3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
 kJ | — | — | 493 | 411 | 319 | 250 | 222 | 179 | 154 | 132 | 114 | 114 | 84 | 82 | 64 | 62 | 60 | 59 | 39 | 39 | 37 | 24 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | S 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 18 | 16 | 27 | 32 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 34 | 34 | 34 | — | — | 24 | 27 | 27 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — |
| kJ | 585 | 534 | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | 61 | 6 | 4 | 5 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 205 | 120 | 428 | 496 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175 | 195 | 169 | 55 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
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