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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 31 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
15.1° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rockaway today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 2PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Mon night, calm by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 4 | E 5 | ESE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 5 | |
133 | 136 | 106 | 112 | 85 | 80 | 78 | 92 | 44 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 70 | 41 | 51 | 47 | 77 | 67 | 30 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | |
High Tide | 8:10AM1.29m | 8:22PM1.62m | 8:50AM1.27m | 8:59PM1.59m | 9:30AM1.24m | 9:36PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:14AM0.05m | 2:08PM0.17m | 2:55AM0.05m | 2:48PM0.19m | 3:34AM0.06m | 3:26PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | 8:21 |
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Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
7 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 5 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 |
 kJ | 133 | 136 | 106 | 112 | 85 | 80 | 78 | 12 | 44 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 40 | 42 | 30 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 6 | S 6 | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | E 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | S 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | — | 4 | 8 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | S 7 | — | — | S 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | S 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | — | SW 6 | — | SSW 2 | — | — | E 10 | E 4 | — | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 9 | E 4 | E 5 | ESE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | ESE 5 | SSW 2 | — | SSW 2 |
| kJ | 4 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 92 | 15 | — | 2 | 1 | 70 | 41 | 51 | 47 | 77 | 67 | — | — | 17 | 1 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 316 | 316 | 312 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1219 | 317 | 41 | 24 | 20 |
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