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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 Monday 20 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
10.3° C
(Which is 3.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rockaway today?
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 7PM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 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 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
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 kJ (?) | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 50 | 73 | 86 | 92 | 45 | 29 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:25AM 1.44 | 10:38PM 1.74 | 11:25AM 1.38 | 11:38PM 1.65 | 12:27PM 1.34 | 12:41AM 1.57 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:23PM -0.04 | 5:17AM -0.08 | 5:15PM 0.05 | 6:15AM 0.01 | 6:15PM 0.15 | 7:21AM 0.08 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 |
| Sunset | - | - | 7:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:40 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 3 | 2 | 2 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
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