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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 Saturday 18 Apr 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
10.0° C
(Which is 3.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rockaway today?
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 8PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (18 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (18 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
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 kJ (?) | 23 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 36 | 42 | 30 | 31 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:40AM 1.54 | 8:54PM 1.83 | 9:29AM 1.50 | 9:43PM 1.80 | 10:25AM 1.44 | 10:38PM 1.74 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:48PM -0.13 | 3:36AM -0.18 | 3:35PM -0.10 | 4:25AM -0.15 | 4:23PM -0.04 | 5:17AM -0.08 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 |
| Sunset | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:38 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -2 |
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