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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 Friday 08 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
11.1° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rockaway today?
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 5PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 08). 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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 9 | |
23 | 16 | 36 | 20 | 43 | 104 | 46 | 35 | 35 | 58 | 144 | 215 | 130 | 74 | 48 | 41 | 57 | 88 | 128 | 105 | 88 | 61 | 47 | 50 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 12:56PM1.14m | 1:00AM1.34m | 1:45PM1.17m | 1:52AM1.33m | 2:37PM1.24m | 2:48AM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:27PM0.41m | 7:33AM0.27m | 7:42PM0.42m | 8:33AM0.25m | 8:58PM0.38m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — |
 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | 8:00 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 6 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 |
 kJ | 14 | 13 | 36 | 11 | 43 | 46 | 46 | 31 | 35 | 58 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 74 | 48 | 41 | 57 | 7 | 7 | 105 | 88 | 61 | 47 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | SE 16 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 23 | 16 | 13 | 20 | 32 | 32 | 31 | — | 21 | 21 | — | — | — | 16 | 16 | 7 | 7 | — | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | ESE 10 | S 4 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | E 18 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | E 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | S 16 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 1 | 10 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | S 6 | — | S 6 | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | NNW 2 | N 2 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 104 | — | 35 | — | — | 144 | 215 | 130 | — | — | — | — | 88 | 128 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 195 | 0 | 195 | 319 | 106 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 195 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 |
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