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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 Thursday 07 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
11.0° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rockaway today?
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 7PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (07 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
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 Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | |
70 | 68 | 79 | 77 | 60 | 43 | 30 | 21 | 23 | 16 | 36 | 51 | 35 | 46 | 36 | 36 | 31 | 72 | 52 | 120 | 94 | 62 | 53 | 55 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 12:07PM1.14m | 00:10AM1.36m | 12:56PM1.14m | 1:00AM1.34m | 1:45PM1.17m | 1:52AM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:36PM0.37m | 6:37AM0.26m | 6:27PM0.41m | 7:33AM0.27m | 7:42PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — |
 | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | 8:00 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
 kJ | 70 | 68 | 54 | 77 | 60 | 43 | 30 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 36 | 51 | 35 | 46 | 36 | 31 | 31 | 37 | 21 | 21 | 94 | 62 | 53 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | SSE 6 | SE 9 | — | — | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 23 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 32 | 32 | 31 | — | 8 | 21 | — | — | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | SE 11 | — | — | E 9 | — | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | — | S 7 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | 6 | — | 5 | 12 | 10 | — | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | — | SSE 7 | — | — | SSW 4 | NW 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | — | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 79 | — | — | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 36 | 23 | 72 | 52 | 120 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 143 | 177 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 41 | 195 | 317 | 195 | 36 | 1275 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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