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Rockaway surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA
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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 slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Rockaway today?
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 7AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the S by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 11 | ESE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | |
98 | 79 | 79 | 69 | 69 | 67 | 54 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 34 | 37 | 42 | 40 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 27 | 87 | 258 | 332 | 342 | 424 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:48AM1.33m | 3:31PM1.34m | 3:48AM1.34m | 4:26PM1.46m | 4:49AM1.38m | 5:20PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:28AM0.19m | 10:02PM0.29m | 10:18AM0.12m | 10:58PM0.18m | 11:06AM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
98 | 79 | 79 | 69 | 69 | 67 | 54 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 34 | 37 | 42 | 40 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | — | S 7 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
5 | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | S 15 | S 15 | SE 11 | S 15 | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 6 | — | 4 | 4 | 19 | 4 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 2 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | — | N 3 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 |
1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | 18 | 19 | 27 | 87 | 258 | 332 | 342 | 424 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 45 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 20 | 175 | 106 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 225 | 356 | 320 | 357 | 356 | 356 | 358 | 1574 | 1574 | 1204 | 460 |
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