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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 am Thursday 07 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
11.0° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rockaway today?
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 7AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (07 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | S 7 | ESE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | |
99 | 89 | 89 | 70 | 68 | 79 | 77 | 24 | 44 | 31 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 38 | 39 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 34 | 43 | 67 | 134 | 128 | 119 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:23PM1.41m | 12:07PM1.14m | 00:10AM1.36m | 12:56PM1.14m | 1:00AM1.34m | 1:45PM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:50AM0.22m | 5:36PM0.37m | 6:37AM0.26m | 6:27PM0.41m | 7:33AM0.27m | 7:42PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 |
 kJ | 99 | 89 | 89 | 70 | 68 | 54 | 8 | 24 | 44 | 31 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 38 | 39 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 21 | 21 | 119 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | SE 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 8 | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | E 8 | — | WNW 3 | — | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | NW 3 | — | NW 3 | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 4 | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | S 7 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 79 | 77 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 7 | 6 | 2 | 32 | 26 | 34 | 43 | 67 | 134 | 128 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 24 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 40 | 30 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 24 | 177 | 317 | 1275 | 869 | 791 | 1275 | 195 |
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