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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 pm Tuesday 26 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
14.2° 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 5PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 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 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 6 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 7 | |
59 | 39 | 39 | 34 | 27 | 44 | 33 | 32 | 14 | 13 | 29 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 27 | 27 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 4:55PM1.53m | 5:10AM1.29m | 5:43PM1.58m | 6:01AM1.29m | 6:27PM1.62m | 6:47AM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:40AM0.10m | 11:16PM0.17m | 11:23AM0.11m | 00:03AM0.13m | 12:05PM0.12m | 00:48AM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | 8:16 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 |
 kJ | 59 | 39 | 39 | 28 | 24 | 44 | 33 | 32 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 27 | 27 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 23 | 23 | 23 | — | 27 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | SSE 8 | — | SSE 8 | S 4 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | — | 14 | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 7 | S 3 | SSW 4 | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 6 | W 2 | WNW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 34 | 3 | 8 | — | 9 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 175 | 175 | 85 | 41 | 24 | 24 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 83 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 39 | 148 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 117 |
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