Rockaway surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 30 Mar 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
5.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rockaway today?

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 12AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)--
Afternoon (31 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (31 Mar)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


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Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.4
S
1.6
S
1.3
S
1.4
S
1.6
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
2.1
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.2
S
1.6
S
1.7
S
1.1
S
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
S
1.3
E
Period(s) (?)677777888778888877777776
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1371241231271622102831872172763113203145583212621592542951271088464116
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
5
WNW
15
NE
35
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrossoffcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:42PM
1.53
6:57AM
1.52
7:25PM
1.61
7:40AM
1.52
8:04PM
1.64
8:20AM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:49AM
-0.03
1:15PM
-0.09
1:36AM
-0.06
1:55PM
-0.09
2:20AM
-0.08
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise-----6:41-------6:39-------6:37--
Sunset7:16-------7:17-------7:19-------
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----11----------1523----
Temp. °C1918171716151822232220201918182121181454333
Feels °C (?)13131313121014192018151516161620201912-3-4-4-4-3
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