Rockaway surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 31 Mar 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
5.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Rockaway today?

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 11PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)--
Afternoon (31 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (31 Mar)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


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Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
S
1.6
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.1
S
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
S
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.3
ESE
1
ESE
0.8
E
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
Period(s) (?)777888888777766777776666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)212269303328373298381345319134114846110415320520522920615280462630
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
10
WNW
25
NNE
15
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
10
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:25PM
1.61
7:40AM
1.52
8:04PM
1.64
8:20AM
1.49
8:42PM
1.65
8:59AM
1.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:36AM
-0.06
1:55PM
-0.09
2:20AM
-0.08
2:34PM
-0.06
3:01AM
-0.07
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise-----6:39-------6:37-------6:35--
Sunset7:17-------7:19-------7:20-------
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------22111-----------
Temp. °C232221201917202220151374323322234612
Feels °C (?)1917161615141820201110-1-5-5-6-4-4-5-5-4-20310
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