Rockaway surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 06 May 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
11.0° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rockaway today?

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 11AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (06 May)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (06 May)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed morning, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.4
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.1
S
7
1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.9
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
303
330
279
205
176
152
110
96
84
86
68
48
47
47
45
43
41
34
22
23
24
23
35
52
Wind (km/h)
35
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
WSW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
SW
15
NW
15
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
W
30
WSW
25
W
20
W
10
SW
15
SSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
11:20AM1.16m
11:23PM1.41m
12:07PM1.14m
00:10AM1.36m
12:56PM1.14m
1:00AM1.34m
Low Tide
5:10AM0.16m
4:57PM0.31m
5:50AM0.22m
5:36PM0.37m
6:37AM0.26m
6:27PM0.41m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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5:48
5:47
5:46
5:45
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7:55
7:57
7:58
7:59
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
18
16
16
17
16
12
12
11
13
16
16
16
14
12
10
10
12
15
15
15
14
13
9
9
13
13
13
15
14
8
7
6
8
12
11
12
9
5
4
4
7
8
8
10
11
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
12
1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
10
0.6
S
6
0.4
ESE
9
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
3
96
84
86
68
48
47
47
45
43
41
34
22
14
24
23
26
34
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
S
7
0.3
SSE
4
0.4
ESE
9
Energy kJ
3
3
2
2
2
2
8
8
13
12
11
17
23
14
4
35
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.3
ESE
10
0.4
S
6
Energy kJ
6
6
5
5
5
19
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.4
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.1
S
7
0.3
NW
2
0.3
NW
3
0.3
NW
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.5
S
4
0.2
NNW
2
0.2
NNW
2
0.2
WSW
2
0.4
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.9
S
6
Energy kJ
303
330
279
205
176
152
110
1
1
1
1
8
1
1
1
3
1
52
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1228
1229
1228
1228
17
17
17
0
0
0
0
4
24
0
4
4
0
0
4
41
30
24
30
30
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
1
1
3
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
9
6
5
5
7
6
5
6
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
7
6
6
5
5
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