Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rockaway today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 7AM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun night, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 9 | E 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | SSW 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 39 | 46 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:00AM1.35m | 6:21PM1.80m | 7:00AM1.43m | 7:17PM1.85m | 7:55AM1.49m | 8:10PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:08AM-0.00m | 12:00PM-0.00m | 1:04AM-0.09m | 12:59PM-0.05m | 1:59AM-0.16m | 1:57PM-0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | |
 | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 23 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 26 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | S 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | — | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 7 | — | — | E 8 | — | ESE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | — | E 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 8 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 11 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 39 | 46 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 570 | 153 | 50 | 612 | 616 | 965 | 700 | 700 | 700 | 83 | 83 | 1380 | 1243 | 1341 | 1380 | 1140 | 249 | 241 | 752 | 263 | 711 | 30 | 365 | 365 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Rockaway surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest