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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 7 pm Tuesday 12 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
11.2° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rockaway today?
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 4AM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (13 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed afternoon, light winds from the W by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 11 | SE 11 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | |
23 | 23 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 45 | 79 | 198 | 312 | 187 | 104 | 42 | 26 | 14 | 23 | 31 | 59 | 39 | 42 | 109 | 149 | 149 | 241 | 216 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 4:26PM1.46m | 4:49AM1.38m | 5:20PM1.60m | 5:46AM1.43m | 6:10PM1.73m | 6:40AM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:58PM0.18m | 11:06AM0.05m | 11:52PM0.06m | 11:54AM-0.02m | 00:45AM-0.04m | 12:44PM-0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 |
8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
 kJ | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 31 | 30 | 39 | 42 | 109 | 149 | 149 | 241 | 216 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | — | — | ESE 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | — | — | 10 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 2 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | — | — | SSE 6 | WNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 13 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 45 | 79 | 198 | 312 | 187 | 104 | 42 | 26 | 12 | — | — | 59 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 320 | 354 | 320 | 358 | 356 | 356 | 931 | 931 | 931 | 931 | 100 | 225 | 52 | 83 | 30 | 30 | 24 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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