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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 Tuesday 21 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 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rockaway today?
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 10AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 21). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 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 (21 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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 kJ (?) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 60 | 109 | 91 | 67 | 49 | 40 | 23 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:25AM 1.38 | 11:38PM 1.65 | 12:27PM 1.34 | 12:41AM 1.57 | 1:29PM 1.32 | 1:44AM 1.49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:17AM -0.08 | 5:15PM 0.05 | 6:15AM 0.01 | 6:15PM 0.15 | 7:21AM 0.08 | 7:26PM 0.22 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Fri 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:42 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | -2 | -3 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 7 |
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