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/ Long Island NY (34 breaks) / New York (44 breaks) /
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Rockaway surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 29 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
14.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Rockaway today (29 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 12PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (29 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Fri night, light winds from the SSW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Mon 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | |
11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 43 | 26 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 32 | 226 | 85 | 100 | 74 | 75 | 86 | 60 | 53 | 51 | 33 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:47AM1.30m | 7:07PM1.64m | 7:30AM1.30m | 7:45PM1.64m | 8:10AM1.29m | 8:22PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:46PM0.13m | 1:32AM0.07m | 1:27PM0.15m | 2:14AM0.05m | 2:08PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | 8:19 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
11 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | S 7 | SSE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | S 5 | S 5 |
 kJ | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 43 | 26 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 100 | 85 | 100 | 74 | 75 | 86 | 60 | 53 | 16 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 | SSE 8 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | ESE 10 | NNW 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 4 | E 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 11 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 51 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 8 | — | — | E 10 | SE 9 | — | E 7 | SE 11 | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 9 | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | — | — | — | S 3 | W 3 | W 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | W 3 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 11 | 16 | 32 | 226 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 26 | 40 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 117 | 153 | 357 | 845 | 831 | 317 | 356 | 83 | 356 | 757 | 356 | 1204 | 485 | 323 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 316 | 24 | 0 | 24 |
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