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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 Tuesday 05 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
11.6° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rockaway today?
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 3PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (05 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue night, calm by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | |
106 | 98 | 104 | 168 | 331 | 449 | 418 | 378 | 389 | 340 | 330 | 312 | 254 | 166 | 232 | 99 | 84 | 84 | 66 | 53 | 75 | 44 | 44 | 31 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | off | off | off | off | off | cross | glassy | cross | off | off | |
High Tide | 10:35AM1.21m | 10:40PM1.46m | 11:20AM1.16m | 11:23PM1.41m | 12:07PM1.14m | 00:10AM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:32AM0.10m | 4:22PM0.26m | 5:10AM0.16m | 4:57PM0.31m | 5:50AM0.22m | 5:36PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | 7:58 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
13 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | S 6 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
 kJ | 1 | 98 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 113 | 99 | 84 | 84 | 66 | 53 | 50 | 44 | 44 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | — | — | SSE 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 106 | — | 104 | 168 | 331 | 449 | 418 | 378 | 389 | 340 | 330 | 312 | 254 | 166 | 232 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 75 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 195 | 1698 | 1752 | 1703 | 2325 | 1328 | 1332 | 1380 | 1380 | 1245 | 1699 | 1228 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 4 |
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