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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 am Saturday 09 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
10.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Rockaway today?
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 9AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (09 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | |
104 | 46 | 46 | 44 | 139 | 73 | 60 | 48 | 46 | 38 | 44 | 84 | 84 | 111 | 114 | 93 | 93 | 73 | 57 | 37 | 43 | 77 | 77 | 77 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:00AM1.34m | 1:45PM1.17m | 1:52AM1.33m | 2:37PM1.24m | 2:48AM1.33m | 3:31PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:33AM0.27m | 7:42PM0.42m | 8:33AM0.25m | 8:58PM0.38m | 9:28AM0.19m | 10:02PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
— | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
 kJ | 46 | 46 | 31 | 20 | 86 | 73 | 60 | 16 | 46 | 38 | 44 | 84 | 84 | 111 | 114 | 93 | 93 | 73 | 57 | 37 | 43 | 77 | 77 | 77 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | SE 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 16 | SE 16 | ESE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 12 | S 15 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 32 | 31 | — | 5 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | SE 16 | SE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | — | 8 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 104 | — | 46 | 44 | 139 | — | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 58 | 195 | 195 | 195 | 0 | 100 | 175 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 175 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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