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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 7 am Monday 25 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
14.1° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rockaway today?
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 3PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thu 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | |
201 | 154 | 140 | 114 | 93 | 80 | 78 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 45 | 37 | 44 | 27 | 45 | 34 | 23 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 24 | 25 | 23 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 3:19AM1.36m | 4:03PM1.49m | 4:15AM1.31m | 4:55PM1.53m | 5:10AM1.29m | 5:43PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:53AM0.09m | 10:25PM0.21m | 10:40AM0.10m | 11:16PM0.17m | 11:23AM0.11m | 00:03AM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | 8:15 |
— | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 21 |
13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
 kJ | 201 | 154 | 140 | 114 | 93 | 80 | 78 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 45 | 37 | 44 | 24 | 45 | 34 | 23 | 21 | 12 | 14 | 24 | 25 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 6 | SE 7 | S 4 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | — | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | — | 33 | 33 | 33 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 9 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | NE 2 | — | — | S 2 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | WSW 2 | WNW 2 | NW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 71 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 175 | 106 | 54 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 25 | 30 | 83 | 76 | 85 | 20 | 4 |
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