Rockaway surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 EDT
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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
11.2° 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 3PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (12 May)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (12 May)1ft (0.3m)11s

Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
4
1.1
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.6
S
6
1.9
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.1
S
6
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.8
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
42
35
37
42
23
23
21
26
26
55
93
164
264
181
72
45
35
49
36
30
40
26
31
70
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
SSW
25
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
30
SSW
35
S
40
S
45
S
40
S
30
S
25
SSW
15
SSE
10
SSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
SW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
off
off
High Tide
3:48AM1.34m
4:26PM1.46m
4:49AM1.38m
5:20PM1.60m
5:46AM1.43m
6:10PM1.73m
Low Tide
10:18AM0.12m
10:58PM0.18m
11:06AM0.05m
11:52PM0.06m
11:54AM-0.02m
00:45AM-0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:41
5:39
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:01
8:01
8:02
8:04
4
2
1
1
Temp °C
9
10
12
14
15
15
12
11
12
13
16
17
16
15
14
13
13
13
14
15
17
16
13
12
2
5
8
10
8
8
5
5
6
6
9
9
7
7
9
9
11
12
12
13
14
11
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.8
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
7
Energy kJ
42
35
37
42
23
23
21
21
10
10
9
9
5
5
5
4
35
31
36
30
40
26
31
70
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
E
6
Energy kJ
18
19
19
19
18
18
18
17
17
16
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
4
4
4
6
6
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
6
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
S
6
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
6
0.1
SE
10
0.3
SE
8
0.3
E
6
Energy kJ
4
3
4
1
1
3
3
4
11
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
2
0.3
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
2
0.4
S
2
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
4
1.1
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.6
S
6
1.9
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.1
S
6
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.4
WNW
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
12
21
26
26
55
93
164
264
181
72
45
49
2
4
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
4
4
0
320
320
963
354
354
356
356
830
931
1137
1088
106
41
262
30
4
20
30
25
4
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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