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Rockaway surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 EST
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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
5.8° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Rockaway today?

The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 8PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (13 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (13 Jan)4ft (1.2m)5s

Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.4
SSW
0.7
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.5
S
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
Period(s) (?)554556777777777888879998
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1311125383127153135159927274791581241159977632840394428
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
15
SSW
25
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
35
WNW
35
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
40
WNW
40
W
40
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:20PM
1.01
3:53AM
1.30
4:18PM
1.02
4:44AM
1.35
5:10PM
1.07
5:30AM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:33AM
0.18
9:31PM
0.16
10:22AM
0.13
10:19PM
0.13
11:09AM
0.07
11:05PM
0.09
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise--------7:16-------7:16-------
Sunset--4:50-------4:51-------4:52-----
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------1---------
Temp. °C25656776577666520-1-1-3-4-5-5-5
Feels °C (?)-4-1-1-2-1011032121-1-7-10-12-12-14-15-16-16-16
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