Rockaway surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 17 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
10.1° C
(Which is 3.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rockaway today?

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 8AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (17 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (17 Apr)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
1.5
S
1
S
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)667777777776887744777778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)68184927965474747352314129998121297910911
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
25
NNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
5
SW
10
NNW
25
NNE
25
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
ENE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
20
S
15
SW
40
NW
35
WNW
30
NW
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:53AM
1.55
8:09PM
1.81
8:40AM
1.54
8:54PM
1.83
9:29AM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:59AM
-0.13
2:03PM
-0.13
2:47AM
-0.17
2:48PM
-0.13
3:36AM
-0.18
3:35PM
-0.10
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise---6:13-------6:13-------6:11----
Sunset------7:36-------7:37-------7:37-
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-------1-----------111--
Temp. °C2221191921232321151313131312108891011118911
Feels °C (?)1918181819222217111112111086336693015
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