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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 Saturday 02 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
10.5° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rockaway today?
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 3AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (03 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tue 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | |
43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 44 | 30 | 28 | 42 | 38 | 38 | 26 | 36 | 58 | 80 | 86 | 96 | 99 | 109 | 120 | 135 | 173 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:48PM1.64m | 9:12AM1.32m | 9:24PM1.59m | 9:52AM1.26m | 10:01PM1.52m | 10:35AM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:37PM0.10m | 3:17AM0.02m | 3:13PM0.15m | 3:54AM0.05m | 3:48PM0.20m | 4:32AM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — |
 | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 22 |
11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | S 6 | E 8 | E 9 |
 kJ | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 44 | 30 | 28 | 42 | 38 | 38 | 26 | 23 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 120 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 6 | SE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 7 | S 7 | — | S 6 | — | NE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 36 | 58 | 80 | 86 | 96 | 99 | 109 | — | 135 | 173 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 363 | 323 | 37 | 14 | 0 | 120 | 175 | 317 | 354 | 24 | 176 | 19 | 195 | 195 | 195 | 1328 | 1275 | 403 |
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