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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 Tuesday 12 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
11.2° 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: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the S by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | ESE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | |
37 | 42 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 44 | 76 | 191 | 273 | 181 | 72 | 50 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 24 | 37 | 51 | 50 | 40 | 99 | 190 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 4:26PM1.46m | 4:49AM1.38m | 5:20PM1.60m | 5:46AM1.43m | 6:10PM1.73m | 6:40AM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:18AM0.12m | 10:58PM0.18m | 11:06AM0.05m | 11:52PM0.06m | 11:54AM-0.02m | 00:45AM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | 8:04 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 |
 kJ | 37 | 42 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 51 | 50 | 40 | 99 | 190 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 7 | E 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 6 | SE 10 | ESE 6 | S 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 22 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | ESE 10 | E 7 | ESE 6 | E 6 | — | — | E 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | SSE 6 | — | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 12 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 44 | 76 | 191 | 273 | 181 | 72 | 50 | 33 | 30 | — | — | 37 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 169 | 320 | 831 | 354 | 354 | 356 | 363 | 830 | 931 | 699 | 699 | 85 | 100 | 284 | 36 | 117 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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