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Rockaway surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 10 Dec 2025 ESTForecast 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
8.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rockaway today?
The current surf forecast for Rockaway at 8PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 |
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 kJ (?) | 104 | 321 | 389 | 401 | 333 | 181 | 148 | 97 | 61 | 32 | 22 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:34AM 1.43 | 12:19AM 1.29 | 12:28PM 1.33 | 1:12AM 1.29 | 1:20PM 1.24 | 2:04AM 1.30 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:02PM 0.01 | 6:14AM 0.19 | 7:00PM 0.06 | 7:22AM 0.23 | 7:55PM 0.09 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 4:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:28 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 |
| Feels °C (?) | -5 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -5 | -10 | -13 | -11 | -10 | -11 | -12 | -11 | -12 | -11 | -11 | -9 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -6 |
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