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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 Saturday 16 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
11.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rockaway today?
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 6PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun night, min 19°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 10 | SSE 9 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 5 | SE 8 | S 5 | |
52 | 82 | 61 | 134 | 125 | 151 | 139 | 105 | 85 | 85 | 118 | 121 | 163 | 81 | 57 | 58 | 44 | 50 | 44 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 31 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 7:47PM1.89m | 8:23AM1.51m | 8:37PM1.90m | 9:17AM1.49m | 9:29PM1.86m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:35PM-0.09m | 2:31AM-0.17m | 2:27PM-0.09m | 3:23AM-0.19m | 3:20PM-0.07m | 4:14AM-0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | 8:07 |
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Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 |
 kJ | 52 | 46 | 41 | 30 | 21 | 128 | 101 | 105 | 85 | 85 | 45 | 43 | 102 | 81 | 57 | 58 | 44 | 50 | — | 22 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | — | — | — | SSE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | SE 13 | SE 8 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 45 | — | — | — | 10 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | — | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 9 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | W 3 | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | — | S 5 |
| kJ | — | 82 | 61 | 134 | 125 | 151 | 139 | 1 | — | — | 118 | 121 | 163 | 72 | — | — | — | — | 44 | 11 | 18 | 21 | — | 31 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 175 | 317 | 1219 | 249 | 17 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 100 | 17 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 45 | 606 | 217 | 217 | 831 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
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