Rockaway surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 12 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
11.2° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rockaway today?

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 8AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (12 May)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (12 May)1ft (0.3m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
4
0.8
S
5
1
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.6
S
6
2
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.1
S
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.6
ESE
6
0.7
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.8
S
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
42
35
39
42
23
23
21
31
27
43
76
164
302
187
89
65
45
22
29
29
39
25
27
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
10
N
10
SW
25
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
35
S
40
S
45
S
40
S
30
S
20
S
10
SSW
15
SW
10
W
10
SSW
15
WSW
25
WNW
25
NW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:48AM1.34m
4:26PM1.46m
4:49AM1.38m
5:20PM1.60m
5:46AM1.43m
6:10PM1.73m
Low Tide
10:18AM0.12m
10:58PM0.18m
11:06AM0.05m
11:52PM0.06m
11:54AM-0.02m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:41
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:01
8:01
8:02
3
1
1
Temp °C
11
9
10
12
14
15
14
12
11
12
12
15
16
16
15
15
13
13
13
14
16
16
16
13
6
2
4
8
10
8
6
5
5
6
5
8
8
7
7
9
10
12
11
12
14
13
10
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
10
0.9
SSE
5
0.6
S
5
0.7
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
Energy kJ
37
42
35
39
42
23
23
21
21
10
10
9
9
10
5
5
10
45
19
29
29
33
25
27
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
6
0.3
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
SE
10
0.6
ESE
6
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.4
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
6
Energy kJ
7
18
5
19
19
18
18
11
17
17
16
16
10
10
10
10
4
4
22
4
4
4
8
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
11
0.1
S
15
0.1
SE
15
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
E
7
0.1
SE
10
0.2
E
7
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
E
6
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
19
4
8
3
1
1
4
4
4
3
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
2
0.3
NNW
3
0.2
N
3
0.4
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
4
0.8
S
5
1
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.6
S
6
2
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.1
S
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.8
S
6
0.4
NW
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
13
21
31
27
43
76
164
302
187
89
65
22
39
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
4
4
4
0
120
320
356
354
354
356
356
356
931
1574
931
100
273
19
30
25
30
0
177
139
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
7
6
7
6
8
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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