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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 Saturday 09 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
10.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Rockaway today?
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 8PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (09 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tue 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | |
54 | 123 | 126 | 73 | 64 | 53 | 55 | 101 | 120 | 120 | 220 | 120 | 120 | 98 | 82 | 91 | 77 | 67 | 45 | 45 | 42 | 49 | 48 | 49 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:45PM1.17m | 1:52AM1.33m | 2:37PM1.24m | 2:48AM1.33m | 3:31PM1.34m | 3:48AM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:42PM0.42m | 8:33AM0.25m | 8:58PM0.38m | 9:28AM0.19m | 10:02PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — |
 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | 8:01 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
 kJ | 21 | 21 | 126 | 73 | 64 | 53 | 55 | 101 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 98 | 82 | 91 | 77 | 67 | 45 | 45 | 42 | 49 | 48 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | — | — | E 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | — | 14 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 18 | 22 | 5 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 18 | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | SE 16 | SE 16 | E 9 | — | S 7 | ESE 12 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 3 | SE 11 | S 15 | S 15 | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 2 | — | 8 | 14 | — | 21 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | WNW 2 | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 2 |
| kJ | 54 | 123 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 220 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 195 | 317 | 0 | 17 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 169 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 39 | 46 | 17 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 10 |
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