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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 am Saturday 09 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
10.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Rockaway today?
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 11AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (09 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tue 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | |
46 | 46 | 54 | 83 | 58 | 60 | 48 | 46 | 40 | 57 | 84 | 84 | 111 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 73 | 71 | 43 | 33 | 32 | 54 | 58 | 77 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross | cross | off | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:45PM1.17m | 1:52AM1.33m | 2:37PM1.24m | 2:48AM1.33m | 3:31PM1.34m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:33AM0.27m | 7:42PM0.42m | 8:33AM0.25m | 8:58PM0.38m | 9:28AM0.19m | 10:02PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | |  | |  | |  |  | | | |  |  | |  | | | | | | | |
 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | 8:01 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
 kJ | 31 | 31 | 21 | 83 | 58 | 60 | 16 | 46 | 40 | 57 | 84 | 84 | 6 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 73 | 71 | 43 | 33 | 32 | 54 | 58 | 77 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 16 | E 8 | SE 16 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | S 15 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 21 | 21 | 21 | — | 16 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 13 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 13 | — | — | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 11 | S 16 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 12 | S 15 | E 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 7 | — | — | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | — | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 46 | 46 | 54 | — | — | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | 111 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 317 | 195 | 195 | 0 | 64 | 175 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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