What are the current surf conditions at Rockaway (NY)?

Rockaway (NY) currently has varying wave conditions. Check the live forecast above for real-time wave heights, wind conditions, and tide information updated every 6 hours.

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The best time to surf Rockaway (NY) is typically when swell comes from the S direction. Check the tide charts and wind forecasts above for optimal surfing conditions.

Rockaway (NY) Surf Report & Forecast

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🌬️ WIND

17
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🌊 SWELL

1.6
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HEIGHT

1.6ft

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SWELL
PERIOD

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WIND GUSTS

18kt

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AIR TEMP

2°C

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1ft @
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SURF QUALITY

Poor conditions right now. Small 1.6ft waves with mixed swell but strong 17kt winds making it choppy Might want to wait for better conditions.

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Saturday

Mar 28

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.9-2.4ft 💨 8-17kt 🌡️ 1-6°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	2.4ft	7s	SSE	8kt	NNE	8kt	6°C	5°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	2.3ft	7s	SSE	11kt	NNE	11kt	6°C	5°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	2.3ft	7s	SSE	14kt	N	13kt	5°C	5°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	2.2ft	7s	SSE	14kt	N	13kt	4°C	5°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	7s	SSE	14kt	N	13kt	4°C	5°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	2ft	7s	SSE	13kt	NNW	13kt	3°C	5°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	2ft	7s	SSE	14kt	NNW	14kt	2°C	5°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	7s	SSE	15kt	NNW	15kt	2°C	5°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	7s	SSE	15kt	NNW	16kt	1°C	5°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	7s	SSE	16kt	NNW	17kt	1°C	5°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	7s	SSE	17kt	NNW	18kt	2°C	5°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	7s	SSE	17kt	NNW	19kt	2°C	5°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	7s	SSE	17kt	NNW	20kt	3°C	5°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	7s	SSE	16kt	NW	21kt	4°C	5°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	6s	SSE	15kt	NW	22kt	5°C	5°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	6s	SSE	16kt	NW	22kt	5°C	5°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	6s	SE	16kt	NW	23kt	6°C	5°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1ft	5s	SE	16kt	NW	24kt	6°C	5°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1ft	6s	SE	16kt	NNW	23kt	6°C	5°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	6s	SSE	16kt	NNW	21kt	6°C	5°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	6s	S	16kt	NNW	20kt	6°C	5°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	7s	SSE	14kt	NNW	18kt	6°C	5°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	SE	12kt	N	15kt	5°C	5°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	ESE	11kt	N	13kt	5°C	5°C	0mm

Sunday

Mar 29

POOR2 good hours

🌊 0.3-0.8ft 💨 2-14kt 🌡️ 4-10°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	8s	ESE	8kt	N	10kt	4°C	5°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	8s	ESE	6kt	N	7kt	4°C	5°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	0.7ft	8s	ESE	4kt	NNE	4kt	4°C	5°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	0.7ft	8s	ESE	3kt	NW	4kt	4°C	5°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	8s	ESE	3kt	W	3kt	4°C	5°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	8s	ESE	2kt	SW	3kt	4°C	5°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	8s	ESE	4kt	SW	6kt	4°C	5°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	8s	SE	6kt	SW	8kt	4°C	5°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	8s	SE	8kt	SW	10kt	4°C	5°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	8s	SE	8kt	SSW	11kt	4°C	5°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	8s	SE	8kt	SSW	12kt	5°C	5°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	8s	SE	8kt	SSW	12kt	6°C	5°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	7s	ESE	9kt	SSW	12kt	7°C	5°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	7s	ESE	10kt	S	11kt	7°C	5°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	6s	ESE	11kt	SSE	10kt	8°C	5°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	7s	ESE	12kt	S	13kt	9°C	5°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	7s	ESE	12kt	SSW	15kt	9°C	5°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	7s	ESE	12kt	SW	17kt	10°C	5°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	8s	ESE	12kt	SW	16kt	10°C	5°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	8s	ESE	12kt	SSW	15kt	10°C	5°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	8s	ESE	12kt	SSW	15kt	9°C	5°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	8s	ESE	13kt	SSW	18kt	9°C	5°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	7s	ESE	13kt	SSW	22kt	8°C	5°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	7s	E	14kt	SSW	25kt	8°C	5°C	0mm

Monday

Mar 30

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🌊 0.2-3.1ft 💨 9-14kt 🌡️ 7-12°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	8s	ESE	13kt	SSW	24kt	8°C	5°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	10s	ESE	12kt	SSW	23kt	8°C	5°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	12s	SE	11kt	SW	21kt	7°C	5°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	12s	SE	11kt	SW	22kt	7°C	5°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	12s	SE	11kt	SW	22kt	7°C	5°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	12s	SE	12kt	SW	22kt	7°C	5°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	10s	SE	12kt	SW	22kt	8°C	5°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1.4ft	9s	SE	12kt	WSW	22kt	8°C	5°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	2ft	7s	SSE	12kt	WSW	21kt	8°C	5°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	2.3ft	7s	SSE	11kt	WSW	19kt	8°C	5°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	2.6ft	6s	S	11kt	WSW	16kt	9°C	5°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	2.9ft	6s	S	10kt	WSW	14kt	10°C	5°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	2.5ft	6s	S	10kt	WSW	14kt	11°C	5°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	7s	SSE	11kt	WSW	14kt	11°C	5°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	7s	SE	11kt	WSW	14kt	12°C	5°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	2.2ft	7s	SSE	10kt	WSW	14kt	11°C	6°C	0.2mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	2.7ft	6s	SSE	10kt	WSW	14kt	11°C	6°C	0.3mm
5:00 PM	POOR	3.1ft	6s	S	9kt	WSW	14kt	10°C	6°C	0.5mm
6:00 PM	POOR	2.3ft	7s	SSE	10kt	SW	14kt	10°C	6°C	0.5mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	8s	SE	11kt	SSW	15kt	10°C	6°C	0.5mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	9s	ESE	12kt	SSE	15kt	9°C	6°C	0.5mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	9s	ESE	13kt	S	18kt	10°C	6°C	0.3mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	9s	ESE	13kt	SSW	20kt	11°C	6°C	0.2mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	9s	ESE	14kt	SW	23kt	12°C	6°C	0mm

Tuesday

Mar 31

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.4-4.1ft 💨 12-21kt 🌡️ 12-17°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	9s	ESE	15kt	SW	23kt	13°C	6°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	9s	ESE	16kt	SW	24kt	13°C	6°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	9s	ESE	16kt	SW	25kt	13°C	6°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	9s	ESE	15kt	SW	23kt	13°C	6°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	9s	ESE	14kt	SW	21kt	13°C	6°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	9s	ESE	13kt	WSW	19kt	13°C	6°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	9s	ESE	13kt	SW	19kt	13°C	6°C	0.1mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	8s	ESE	13kt	SW	19kt	12°C	6°C	0.1mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	8s	ESE	13kt	SW	18kt	12°C	6°C	0.1mm
9:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	8s	SE	13kt	SW	18kt	13°C	6°C	0.1mm
10:00 AM	POOR	2.8ft	8s	SSE	13kt	SW	17kt	13°C	6°C	0.1mm
11:00 AM	POOR	3.9ft	7s	S	13kt	WSW	17kt	14°C	6°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	2.8ft	8s	SSE	13kt	SW	16kt	15°C	6°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	9s	SE	13kt	SW	16kt	16°C	6°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	9s	ESE	13kt	SW	15kt	16°C	6°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	9s	ESE	12kt	SW	15kt	16°C	6°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	8s	ESE	12kt	SW	15kt	17°C	6°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	8s	ESE	12kt	SW	14kt	17°C	6°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	8s	SE	13kt	E	16kt	17°C	6°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	2.7ft	7s	SSE	14kt	NW	18kt	16°C	6°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	3.8ft	7s	S	16kt	SSW	20kt	16°C	6°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	3.9ft	7s	S	17kt	SSW	24kt	16°C	6°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	4ft	7s	S	19kt	SSW	28kt	16°C	6°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	4.1ft	7s	S	21kt	SSW	32kt	16°C	6°C	0mm

Wednesday

Apr 1

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🌊 3.1-5.3ft 💨 10-20kt 🌡️ 10-17°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	3.9ft	7s	S	20kt	SSW	29kt	16°C	6°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	3.7ft	7s	S	19kt	SSW	27kt	15°C	6°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	3.5ft	7s	S	17kt	SSW	24kt	15°C	6°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	3.4ft	7s	S	18kt	SW	26kt	15°C	6°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	3.3ft	7s	S	18kt	SW	27kt	15°C	5°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	3.1ft	7s	S	19kt	SW	28kt	15°C	5°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	3.1ft	7s	S	18kt	SW	28kt	14°C	5°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	3.1ft	7s	S	18kt	SW	27kt	14°C	5°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	3.1ft	7s	SSE	17kt	SW	26kt	14°C	6°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	3.1ft	7s	SSE	17kt	SW	25kt	15°C	6°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	3.1ft	7s	SSE	17kt	SW	24kt	16°C	6°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	3.1ft	7s	SSE	17kt	SW	23kt	16°C	6°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	3.8ft	7s	S	17kt	WSW	22kt	17°C	6°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	4.6ft	8s	S	17kt	WSW	21kt	17°C	6°C	0.1mm
2:00 PM	POOR	5.3ft	8s	S	17kt	WSW	20kt	17°C	6°C	0.1mm
3:00 PM	POOR	5.2ft	8s	S	17kt	W	22kt	16°C	6°C	0.6mm
4:00 PM	POOR	5.1ft	8s	S	18kt	WNW	24kt	14°C	6°C	1mm
5:00 PM	POOR	4.9ft	8s	S	19kt	NW	26kt	13°C	6°C	1.5mm
6:00 PM	POOR	4.8ft	8s	S	16kt	NW	21kt	13°C	6°C	1.3mm
7:00 PM	POOR	4.6ft	8s	S	13kt	NNW	16kt	13°C	6°C	1mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	4.4ft	8s	SSE	10kt	NNW	11kt	12°C	6°C	0.8mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	4.3ft	8s	SSE	11kt	NNW	14kt	11°C	6°C	0.5mm
10:00 PM	POOR	4.2ft	8s	SSE	13kt	N	17kt	11°C	6°C	0.3mm
11:00 PM	POOR	4ft	8s	SSE	15kt	N	20kt	10°C	6°C	0mm

Thursday

Apr 2

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 2.1-3.9ft 💨 11-21kt 🌡️ 4-9°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	3.9ft	8s	SSE	14kt	N	18kt	9°C	6°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	3.8ft	8s	SSE	12kt	N	15kt	8°C	6°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	3.7ft	8s	SSE	11kt	N	12kt	7°C	6°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	3.5ft	8s	SSE	12kt	N	13kt	7°C	6°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	3.4ft	8s	SSE	14kt	NNE	15kt	6°C	6°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	3.3ft	8s	SSE	15kt	NNE	16kt	6°C	6°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	3.2ft	8s	SSE	15kt	NNE	17kt	6°C	6°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	3.1ft	8s	SSE	15kt	NNE	17kt	5°C	6°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	3ft	8s	SSE	15kt	NE	17kt	5°C	6°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	2.9ft	7s	SSE	14kt	NE	16kt	6°C	6°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	2.8ft	7s	SSE	12kt	ENE	14kt	6°C	6°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	2.7ft	7s	SSE	11kt	ENE	13kt	6°C	6°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	2.6ft	7s	SSE	13kt	E	14kt	6°C	6°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	2.5ft	7s	SSE	15kt	E	16kt	6°C	6°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	2.4ft	7s	SSE	17kt	ESE	17kt	6°C	6°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	2.3ft	7s	SSE	18kt	ESE	19kt	5°C	6°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	2.2ft	7s	SSE	19kt	ESE	20kt	5°C	6°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	7s	SSE	20kt	E	22kt	5°C	6°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	7s	SSE	20kt	E	23kt	5°C	6°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	2.2ft	7s	SSE	21kt	ESE	24kt	5°C	6°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	2.3ft	8s	SSE	21kt	ESE	25kt	5°C	6°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	2.2ft	8s	SSE	21kt	E	24kt	5°C	6°C	0.3mm
10:00 PM	POOR	2.2ft	8s	SSE	20kt	E	23kt	4°C	6°C	0.5mm
11:00 PM	POOR	2.2ft	8s	SSE	20kt	E	22kt	4°C	6°C	0.8mm

Friday

Apr 3

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 1.5-5.3ft 💨 13-24kt 🌡️ 4-6°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	7s	SSE	21kt	E	24kt	4°C	6°C	0.8mm
1:00 AM	POOR	2ft	7s	SSE	22kt	E	26kt	4°C	6°C	0.7mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	7s	SSE	24kt	E	27kt	4°C	6°C	0.7mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	7s	SSE	24kt	E	28kt	4°C	6°C	1mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	7s	SSE	24kt	E	30kt	4°C	6°C	1.3mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	7s	SSE	24kt	E	31kt	4°C	6°C	1.5mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	7s	SSE	24kt	E	31kt	4°C	6°C	1.5mm
7:00 AM	POOR	2.4ft	7s	SSE	24kt	E	32kt	4°C	6°C	1.6mm
8:00 AM	POOR	2.8ft	7s	SSE	24kt	E	33kt	4°C	6°C	1.6mm
9:00 AM	POOR	2.9ft	7s	SSE	23kt	E	32kt	5°C	6°C	1.9mm
10:00 AM	POOR	3ft	7s	SSE	22kt	E	30kt	5°C	6°C	2.2mm
11:00 AM	POOR	3ft	7s	SSE	21kt	ENE	28kt	5°C	6°C	2.5mm
12:00 PM	POOR	3.8ft	7s	SSE	18kt	ENE	24kt	5°C	6°C	2.5mm
1:00 PM	POOR	4.5ft	7s	SE	16kt	NE	20kt	6°C	6°C	2.5mm
2:00 PM	POOR	5.3ft	7s	ESE	13kt	NE	16kt	6°C	6°C	2.6mm
3:00 PM	POOR	5ft	7s	ESE	13kt	NE	16kt	6°C	6°C	1.9mm
4:00 PM	POOR	4.7ft	7s	ESE	13kt	NE	15kt	6°C	6°C	1.2mm
5:00 PM	POOR	4.5ft	7s	ESE	13kt	NE	14kt	6°C	6°C	0.5mm
6:00 PM	POOR	4.3ft	7s	ESE	14kt	NE	15kt	6°C	6°C	0.4mm
7:00 PM	POOR	4.2ft	7s	ESE	14kt	NE	15kt	6°C	6°C	0.3mm
8:00 PM	POOR	4.1ft	7s	ESE	15kt	NE	16kt	5°C	6°C	0.3mm
9:00 PM	POOR	3.6ft	7s	ESE	14kt	NE	15kt	5°C	6°C	0.2mm
10:00 PM	POOR	3.1ft	7s	SE	14kt	NE	15kt	5°C	6°C	0.1mm
11:00 PM	POOR	2.6ft	7s	SE	13kt	NE	14kt	5°C	6°C	0mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:1.1ft @ 7s

Wind Conditions:2-17kt NNE

Water Temperature:5°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

Rockaway Beach in Long Island, NY, is an exposed beach break with consistent surf year-round, best from summer through September. It receives a mix of groundswells and windswells, with ideal swell direction from the east and offshore winds from the northwest. The main break is at the 90th St. jetty, with other surfable peaks near rock jetties from 65th to 90th St. The waves are mostly lefts and work at all tide stages, but the lineup is often crowded. Hazards include dangerous rips and partially submerged wooden pilings between 91st and 93rd St.

Best Swell Direction: S

Bottom Type: Sand

Ideal Conditions

This spot performs best under these specific conditions. Forecasts take these into account when rating surf quality.

Ideal Swell DirectionE

Ideal Wind DirectionNW

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