Rockaway surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 06 May 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
11.0° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rockaway today?

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 7PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (06 May)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (06 May)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 10°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.4
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.1
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
1
S
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
1
S
5
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
1
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
279
303
240
187
263
118
105
84
68
70
100
63
62
62
51
35
23
17
41
32
56
50
39
54
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
10
WNW
10
W
20
SSW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WSW
30
W
30
W
20
WNW
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
25
S
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:20AM1.16m
11:23PM1.41m
12:07PM1.14m
00:10AM1.36m
12:56PM1.14m
1:00AM1.34m
Low Tide
4:57PM0.31m
5:50AM0.22m
5:36PM0.37m
6:37AM0.26m
6:27PM0.41m
7:33AM0.27m
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:47
5:46
5:45
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7:55
7:57
7:58
7:59
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
18
16
16
17
15
12
11
11
13
16
16
16
15
12
10
10
13
14
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
11
13
15
11
7
6
6
9
12
11
12
11
7
4
5
8
7
7
10
12
10
10
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
1.4
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.1
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.5
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.7
S
5
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
Energy kJ
2
2
2
187
134
118
105
84
68
70
56
63
62
62
51
35
22
14
41
32
27
34
32
32
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
S
7
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
ESE
9
Energy kJ
3
1
2
2
5
1
8
12
12
18
23
17
14
7
33
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
8
0.3
SSE
7
Energy kJ
3
3
2
6
5
5
4
1
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.7
S
7
0.2
WNW
2
0.3
NW
2
0.3
NW
2
1
S
7
0.4
WSW
3
0.3
W
3
1
S
5
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
1
S
5
Energy kJ
279
303
240
263
1
1
1
100
2
1
56
50
39
54
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1228
1228
17
17
0
0
0
0
0
0
30
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
37
25
30
19
177
195
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
1
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
6
5
7
5
7
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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