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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 am Wednesday 08 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
6.5° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rockaway today?
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 8AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (08 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (08 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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 kJ (?) | 18 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 84 | 110 | 161 | 168 | 200 | 204 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:58PM 1.35 | 12:35PM 1.09 | 12:47AM 1.30 | 1:27PM 1.07 | 1:40AM 1.27 | 2:22PM 1.08 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:18AM 0.25 | 6:02PM 0.35 | 7:15AM 0.31 | 7:03PM 0.41 | 8:23AM 0.32 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 08 | Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | -8 | -8 | -10 | -10 | -5 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 12 |
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