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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 Monday 04 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
11.1° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rockaway today?
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 3PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (04 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 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 13mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the S by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSE 7 | |
38 | 26 | 24 | 34 | 108 | 106 | 120 | 112 | 137 | 131 | 139 | 184 | 366 | 510 | 462 | 431 | 389 | 269 | 211 | 176 | 168 | 192 | 100 | 96 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:52AM1.26m | 10:01PM1.52m | 10:35AM1.21m | 10:40PM1.46m | 11:20AM1.16m | 11:23PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:54AM0.05m | 3:48PM0.20m | 4:32AM0.10m | 4:22PM0.26m | 5:10AM0.16m | 4:57PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | 7:57 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
5 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 |
 kJ | 38 | 26 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 123 | 100 | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 8 |
| kJ | 14 | 12 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 16 | 22 | 34 | 108 | 106 | 120 | 112 | 137 | 131 | 139 | 184 | 366 | 510 | 462 | 431 | 389 | 269 | 211 | 176 | 168 | 192 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 249 | 317 | 1698 | 522 | 360 | 17 | 195 | 195 | 195 | 195 | 1698 | 17 | 1752 | 1698 | 1328 | 1228 | 1328 | 17 | 1328 | 1699 | 195 | 1228 | 1228 | 24 |
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