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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 7 pm Thursday 07 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
11.0° C
(Which is 1.3°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: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the W by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 | ESE 9 | S 6 | S 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | |
97 | 48 | 47 | 45 | 32 | 21 | 23 | 16 | 36 | 31 | 32 | 35 | 32 | 35 | 42 | 54 | 99 | 94 | 81 | 70 | 70 | 64 | 68 | 86 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | |
High Tide | 00:10AM1.36m | 12:56PM1.14m | 1:00AM1.34m | 1:45PM1.17m | 1:52AM1.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:36PM0.37m | 6:37AM0.26m | 6:27PM0.41m | 7:33AM0.27m | 7:42PM0.42m | 8:33AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — |
 | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 |
13 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 9 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 8 |
 kJ | 54 | 48 | 47 | 45 | 32 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 21 | 31 | 27 | 35 | 26 | 31 | 42 | 54 | 21 | 94 | 81 | 70 | 70 | 64 | 68 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | ESE 9 | SE 9 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | — |
| kJ | — | 8 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 23 | 16 | 36 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 32 | — | 32 | 21 | — | 21 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 7 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | E 9 | — | ESE 9 | — | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | S 4 | S 7 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | S 18 | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | SE 16 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | — | 8 | — | 5 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSW 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 97 | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 35 | — | — | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 86 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 83 | 4 | 13 | 36 | 186 | 317 | 195 | 2935 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 195 |
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