Rockaway surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 14 Apr 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
7.9° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rockaway today?

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 9AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (14 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (14 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
S
1
S
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
S
0.9
S
1.3
S
1.4
SSW
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
0.7
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.9
S
Period(s) (?)777777666666665666666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)181947963625767126145604938394953808085573660604855
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:31AM
1.42
6:00PM
1.49
6:21AM
1.48
6:44PM
1.63
7:07AM
1.53
7:26PM
1.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:29PM
0.16
11:49AM
0.03
12:20AM
0.05
12:33PM
-0.04
1:09AM
-0.05
1:18PM
-0.10
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise---6:18-------6:16-------6:16----
Sunset------7:32-------7:34-------7:35-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
--------4-------21------
Temp. °C222019192124262622212020232729282523232225272727
Feels °C (?)191818182021222321212019222527262423242224242324
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