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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 Sunday 10 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
11.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Rockaway today?
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 5PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the S by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 11 | ESE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | |
104 | 120 | 123 | 123 | 101 | 98 | 79 | 91 | 79 | 79 | 65 | 54 | 54 | 37 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 41 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:37PM1.24m | 2:48AM1.33m | 3:31PM1.34m | 3:48AM1.34m | 4:26PM1.46m | 4:49AM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:33AM0.25m | 8:58PM0.38m | 9:28AM0.19m | 10:02PM0.29m | 10:18AM0.12m | 10:58PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | 8:01 |
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Temp °C | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
10 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
 kJ | 104 | 120 | 123 | 123 | 101 | 98 | 79 | 91 | 79 | 79 | 65 | 54 | 54 | 37 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 41 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 9 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | S 16 | — | S 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | S 3 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | — | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | S 16 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 12 | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 6 | S 15 | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 6 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | NNW 2 | — | — | S 2 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 64 | 169 | 175 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 45 | 120 | 106 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 320 | 354 | 320 | 357 | 357 | 356 |
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