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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 1 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 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
9.5° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rockaway today?
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 8PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 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 ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the ESE by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Sat 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 3 | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | |
64 | 66 | 61 | 53 | 44 | 34 | 14 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | cross | cross | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | |
High Tide | 12:27PM1.34m | 00:41AM1.57m | 1:29PM1.32m | 1:44AM1.49m | 2:31PM1.33m | 2:46AM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:15PM0.15m | 7:21AM0.08m | 7:26PM0.22m | 8:30AM0.11m | 8:42PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
 | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | 7:44 |
2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
-1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | S 6 |
 kJ | 9 | 2 | 61 | 53 | 44 | 34 | 14 | 22 | 19 | 13 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 9 | S 6 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | SE 10 | S 5 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | — | — | SE 7 | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | E 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 6 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | SSE 6 | S 3 | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 64 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1328 | 169 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 117 | 148 | 117 | 117 | 570 | 570 | 831 | 831 | 831 | 831 | 831 | 315 |
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