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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 12 am Wednesday 26 Nov 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
10.7° 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: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (26 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
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) (?) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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 kJ (?) | 47 | 55 | 112 | 128 | 145 | 144 | 75 | 97 | 106 | 89 | 70 | 54 | 41 | 32 | 32 | 19 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:51PM 1.10 | 10:57AM 1.35 | 11:43PM 1.13 | 11:51AM 1.33 | 12:36AM 1.19 | 12:47PM 1.32 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:28AM 0.28 | 5:28PM 0.16 | 5:24AM 0.30 | 6:24PM 0.15 | 6:41AM 0.30 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:30 | - |
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Rain (mm) | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 2 | -3 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -6 | -7 | -8 | -9 | -10 | -10 | -6 | -6 | -7 |
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