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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 Sunday 19 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
9.9° C
(Which is 3.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rockaway today?
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 2PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 19). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (19 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (19 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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 kJ (?) | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 54 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | glass | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:29AM 1.50 | 9:43PM 1.80 | 10:25AM 1.44 | 10:38PM 1.74 | 11:25AM 1.38 | 11:38PM 1.65 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:36AM -0.18 | 3:35PM -0.10 | 4:25AM -0.15 | 4:23PM -0.04 | 5:17AM -0.08 | 5:15PM 0.05 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wed 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -5 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | -2 | 0 |
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