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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 pm Friday 17 Apr 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
10.1° C
(Which is 3.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rockaway today?
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 8PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 63 | 47 | 45 | 45 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 25 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | off | off | cross- off | off | off | cross | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:09PM 1.81 | 8:40AM 1.54 | 8:54PM 1.83 | 9:29AM 1.50 | 9:43PM 1.80 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:03PM -0.13 | 2:47AM -0.17 | 2:48PM -0.13 | 3:36AM -0.18 | 3:35PM -0.10 | 4:25AM -0.15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 |
| Sunset | - | - | 7:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 5 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 2 | -2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | -3 |
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