Rockaway surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 11 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
11.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Rockaway today?

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 8PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (11 May)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (11 May)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Mon
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.3
SE
11
0.8
S
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.3
SE
10
0.8
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.7
S
6
1.8
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.1
S
6
1
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
79
82
79
65
52
37
42
42
39
42
29
23
21
26
20
27
86
178
232
160
125
77
55
91
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
5
SW
10
S
15
S
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
10
SW
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
35
S
45
S
45
S
40
S
30
SSW
30
S
15
S
10
SSW
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:31PM1.34m
3:48AM1.34m
4:26PM1.46m
4:49AM1.38m
5:20PM1.60m
5:46AM1.43m
Low Tide
9:28AM0.19m
10:02PM0.29m
10:18AM0.12m
10:58PM0.18m
11:06AM0.05m
11:52PM0.06m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part 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>
8:00
8:01
8:01
8:02
1
5
Temp °C
13
14
15
14
14
11
9
9
13
15
15
15
13
12
12
12
14
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
7
10
11
9
9
6
2
3
8
11
9
8
7
7
6
5
7
6
6
8
9
8
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
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
7
0.1
SE
10
1
SSE
6
Energy kJ
79
82
79
65
52
37
42
42
39
42
29
23
21
21
10
10
9
9
9
5
5
5
4
58
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.3
S
6
0.3
SE
11
0.3
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
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
5
7
18
19
19
19
18
18
11
17
17
16
10
10
10
4
10
10
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
5
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.3
SE
11
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
7
4
4
19
4
3
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
3
0.3
S
2
0.3
S
3
0.3
N
2
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NW
3
0.2
NNW
2
0.3
S
2
0.6
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.7
S
6
1.8
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.1
S
6
1
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
9
20
26
20
27
86
178
232
160
125
77
55
91
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)
0
10
100
24
0
0
0
4
0
24
320
356
354
358
356
356
356
1420
1204
1275
106
258
24
19
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)
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
3
3
3
2
3
1
3
2
2
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
6
9
9
9
8
5
8
8
6
6
9
9
8
9
5
5
5
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