Rockaway surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 01 Apr 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
5.9° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rockaway today?

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 9PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (01 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (01 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


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Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
S
1.1
S
1.5
S
1
S
0.9
SSE
0.8
S
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.4
ESE
1.1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.6
E
0.7
SSE
1.3
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1
S
Period(s) (?)888877566777776666666777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)33916125611586617410814319920522922918010864323911817616319319692
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
20
W
20
NNW
15
NNE
20
NE
30
E
35
E
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
20
E
15
ESE
10
S
15
S
20
S
25
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:04PM
1.64
8:20AM
1.49
8:42PM
1.65
8:59AM
1.44
9:19PM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:55PM
-0.09
2:20AM
-0.08
2:34PM
-0.06
3:01AM
-0.07
3:09PM
-0.02
3:40AM
-0.03
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunrise-------6:37-------6:35-------6:33
Sunset--7:19-------7:20-------7:21-----
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--11-5------------------
Temp. °C212320161375433322235613192220191814
Feels °C (?)1920171380-3-4-5-4-5-6-6-5-21311171917171711
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