East Rockaway Watch

Water now

East Rockaway Inlet sensor · MLLW

4.79 ft

2.16 ft above the predicted tide

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measured 11:00 PM at the inlet · ±0.35 ft

Sensor reading converted to MLLW with an offset measured from 21577 tide comparisons (-2.07 ft, ±0.35 ft).

Kings Point 11 nm: 10.38 ft, surge +2.23 ft

  • Hudson Bay at Freeport 2.61 ft ▼ -0.68
  • Reynolds Channel at Point Lookout 3.09 ft ▼ -0.81
  • Hog Island Channel at Island Park 3.45 ft ▼ -0.69
  • Jamaica Bay at Inwood 3.65 ft ▼ -0.87

Hourly change at four gauges around the bay, each against its own datum (USGS, provisional).

Predicted water level

East Rockaway Inlet · MLLW
02468MAJOR 8.2 ftMODERATE 7.2 ftMINOR 6.2 ft12pm6pm12aSun6am12pm6pm12aMon6am

Official categories, ft MLLW: minor 6.2 · moderate 7.2 · major 8.2

Next peak 5.37 ft at 8:36 AM — 0.83 ft below the minor flooding level (6.2 ft)

Next tides

East Rockaway Inlet
  • Low Sun 2:17 AM -0.04 ft
  • High Sun 8:36 AM 5.37 ft
  • Low Sun 2:48 PM 0.01 ft
  • High Sun 8:55 PM 4.89 ft
  • Low Mon 2:58 AM -0.08 ft
  • High Mon 9:18 AM 5.51 ft
  • Low Mon 3:34 PM -0.05 ft
  • High Mon 9:39 PM 4.78 ft
  • Low Tue 3:41 AM -0.04 ft
  • High Tue 10:02 AM 5.55 ft

Flooding outlook

NWS Coastal Hazard Message
TideLevelWavesExpected
MODERATE 7.70 ft 3 Sun 1:00 AM
MINOR 6.20 ft 3-4 Sun 1:00 PM
MINOR 6.60 ft 2 Mon 1:00 AM
NONE 5.40 ft 2 Mon 2:00 PM
MINOR 6.00 ft 1 Tue 2:00 AM

Official categories, ft MLLW: minor 6.2 · moderate 7.2 · major 8.2

Warnings in force

NWS
  • Rip Current Statement Moderate until Sun 8:00 PM
  • High Surf Advisory Minor until Sun 8:00 PM
  • Coastal Flood Warning Severe until Sun 6:00 PM
  • High Wind Warning Severe until Sun 12:00 PM
  • High Surf Advisory Minor until Sun 8:00 PM
  • Coastal Flood Warning Severe until Sun 6:00 PM
  • Rip Current Statement Moderate until Sun 8:00 PM
  • Wind Advisory Moderate until Sun 6:00 AM
  • High Surf Advisory Minor until Sun 8:00 PM
  • Coastal Flood Warning Severe until Sun 6:00 PM
  • Rip Current Statement Moderate until Sun 8:00 PM
  • Wind Advisory Moderate until Sun 6:00 AM

Roads near us

511NY
  • ROCKAWAY FWY until Mon 7:59 PM Eastbound Construction on ROCKAWAY FWY eastbound between CORNAGA AVE (New York) and BEACH CHANNEL DR (New York) to facilitate MTA work., Tuesday September 22nd, 2026 thru Monday O…
  • Meadowbrook State Parkway since Sat 12:31 AM Northbound · 1 Left lane closed Downed tree on Meadowbrook State Parkway northbound Exit ramp Exit M6W - Southern State Parkway (Hempstead) 1 Left lane of 2 lanes closed
  • West Hempstead until Mon 7:59 PM Both directions Due to Signal repairs both directions, West Hempstead between Valley Stream (Valley Stream) there will be no train service at St. Albans Station, and buses will replace …

Next trains

East Rockaway · Centre Ave · MTA live

Long Beach Branch service is suspended between Valley Stream and Long Beach due to flooding near Island Park. in effect

  • 12:25 AM East Rockaway Penn Station on time
  • 12:27 AM Centre Ave Penn Station 28 min
  • 12:37 AM Centre Ave Long Beach 38 min
  • 12:39 AM East Rockaway Long Beach 40 min
  • 1:32 AM Centre Ave Long Beach on time
  • 1:34 AM East Rockaway Long Beach 95 min
  • 2:38 AM Centre Ave Long Beach 159 min
  • 2:40 AM East Rockaway Long Beach 161 min
  • 4:03 AM East Rockaway Penn Station 244 min
  • 4:05 AM Centre Ave Penn Station 246 min
  • 4:27 AM Centre Ave Long Beach 268 min
  • 4:29 AM East Rockaway Long Beach 270 min

1 alert on the Long Beach Branch. Live predictions from MTA; trains the feed has not reached yet come from the timetable.

Village & county news

Village · Nassau County · Library

Traffic cameras

511NY · nearest to the village
NY 27 at Atlantic Ave 0.84 nm away
NY 27 at Peninsula Blvd 0.99 nm away
NY 27 at Ocean Ave 1.0 nm away
NY 27 at North Village Ave 1.27 nm away
NY 27 at Long Beach Road 1.81 nm away
NY 27 at Rockaway Ave 27 · 1.88 nm away

NYSDOT via 511NY, fetched through this site about once a minute.

Trash & recycling

Village calendar 2025/2026
  • GarbageYour street's pickup day is not published online — the DPW will tell you: 516-887-6316
  • Yard wasteEvery Wednesday, from the first Wednesday in April to the first Wednesday in January (the following Wednesday when the holiday falls on one)
  • RecyclingAlternates weekly between paper and cardboard and plastic, tin, glass and aluminum.
  • HolidaysMonday holiday → Tuesday pickup; Tuesday holiday → Wednesday pickup; Thursday holiday → Friday pickup; Friday holiday → Monday pickup
  • CurbOut after 7:00 PM the evening before collection, and the pails back in by 9:00 PM on collection day

DPW 516-887-6316, Mon–Fri, 7:00 AM–2:30 PM. Village calendar.

Weather

JFK observation · NWS forecast · Open-Meteo air

59° Rain and Fog/Mist

· gusting 35 mph · humidity 88% · dew point 55° · 29.65 inHg · visibility 6.0 mi

Air quality 34 AQI — good · PM2.5 1.4 µg/m³

  • Tonight 57° Rain
  • Overnight 54° Light Rain
  • Overnight 54° Light Rain
  • Overnight 54° Light Rain
  • Saturday 64° Rain
  • Today 64° Light Rain
  • This Afternoon 63° Periods Of Rain

Traffic camera

Readings collected 11:58 PM · NOAA CO-OPS · NWS · USGS · 511NY · MTA LIRR · Open-Meteo