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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 Monday 13 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
7.9° 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 5PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 13). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (13 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (13 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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 kJ (?) | 56 | 105 | 124 | 111 | 181 | 88 | 74 | 63 | 59 | 44 | 70 | 85 | 106 | 58 | 49 | 51 | 79 | 48 | 68 | 83 | 83 | 98 | 101 | 45 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:12PM 1.34 | 5:31AM 1.42 | 6:00PM 1.49 | 6:21AM 1.48 | 6:44PM 1.63 | 7:07AM 1.53 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:05AM 0.12 | 11:29PM 0.16 | 11:49AM 0.03 | 12:20AM 0.05 | 12:33PM -0.04 | 1:09AM -0.05 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 |
| Sunset | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:34 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
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