Rockaway surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 02 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 2AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (03 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (03 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
E
1.5
E
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.7
E
0.6
E
1.1
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SE
0.9
ESE
1
ESE
0.8
S
1.4
S
1.7
S
1.9
S
1.6
S
Period(s) (?)777777665666666684566778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)154202161139121754133691181281137964534148315644148263367283
Wind
(km/h)
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
20
E
15
ESE
5
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
NNW
10
NNE
25
ESE
40
ESE
40
E
35
E
20
ESE
15
S
25
S
35
SSW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:42PM
1.65
8:59AM
1.44
9:19PM
1.61
9:38AM
1.37
9:56PM
1.55
10:18AM
1.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:34PM
-0.06
3:01AM
-0.07
3:09PM
-0.02
3:40AM
-0.03
3:43PM
0.05
4:17AM
0.02
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Sunrise-----6:35-------6:33-------6:33--
Sunset7:20-------7:21-------7:22-------
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mod rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------6
Temp. °C2222356121921201818151614965810131615
Feels °C (?)-6-6-6-5-21491619181517131491-3-34791011
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