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Rockaway surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 06 Dec 2025 ESTForecast 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
9.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rockaway today?
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 5AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 24 | 24 | 23 | 32 | 23 | 23 | 31 | 27 | 36 | 34 | 43 | 33 | 46 | 49 | 49 | 52 | 52 | 41 | 27 | 26 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:32PM 1.44 | 7:48AM 1.81 | 8:27PM 1.41 | 8:43AM 1.74 | 9:25PM 1.37 | 9:39AM 1.64 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:36AM -0.19 | 2:32PM -0.25 | 2:29AM -0.15 | 3:23PM -0.21 | 3:21AM -0.08 | 4:14PM -0.14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:28 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | -2 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -4 |
| Feels °C (?) | -4 | -4 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -4 | -5 | -9 | -12 | -14 | -12 | -12 | -12 |
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