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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 am Wednesday 06 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 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rockaway today?
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 11AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (06 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 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 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed morning, light winds from the SW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | S 6 | |
303 | 330 | 279 | 205 | 176 | 152 | 110 | 96 | 84 | 86 | 68 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 45 | 43 | 41 | 34 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 35 | 52 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 11:20AM1.16m | 11:23PM1.41m | 12:07PM1.14m | 00:10AM1.36m | 12:56PM1.14m | 1:00AM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:10AM0.16m | 4:57PM0.31m | 5:50AM0.22m | 5:36PM0.37m | 6:37AM0.26m | 6:27PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:59 |
— | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 8 | SE 10 | S 6 | ESE 9 |
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 96 | 84 | 86 | 68 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 45 | 43 | 41 | 34 | 22 | 14 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 7 | SSE 4 | ESE 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 35 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | S 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 13 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | S 4 | — | NNW 2 | — | NNW 2 | — | — | WSW 2 | W 3 | W 3 | S 6 |
| kJ | 303 | 330 | 279 | 205 | 176 | 152 | 110 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 52 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1228 | 1229 | 1228 | 1228 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 41 | 30 | 24 | 30 | 30 |
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