Rockaways Surf Report & Forecast
Surf Report, Surf Forecast & Surf Cam
Current Surf Conditions
Condition Rating
Surf Height
1-2FT
Knee to thigh
Swell
Wind
8KTSSW
12kts gusts, Onshore
Tide
Temperature
60°F
4/3mm wetsuit
Nassau - Queens County Forecast
Tim Kent •Today
Lingering ESE swell offers weak surf in the knee-thigh range. Cleanest early, but textured to start
Dawn to Midday: Leftover swell mix is offering a few waves for the bigger, floaty boards as the tide drops and bottoms out this morning. Conditions are doable to start with light westerly winds, but there is some side bump on it already. It is not great, but this morning looks like the best window of the day.
Afternoon Outlook: Onshore winds pick up and conditions deteriorate for the second half of the day.
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Rockaways Surf Guide
Being the closest consistently surfable spot to New York City, Rockaway is the most popular day trip for city surfers. The beach is easily accessible by the city train system. The west-end towns of Breezy Point and Bell Harbor are nice areas with excellent surf. The Ramones hitched a ride to 92nd Street in the '70s, and it remains the most popular spot in Rockaway. A long jetty creates a hollow takeoff, followed by fast, grinding lefts walls. Once the poster child for polluted lineups, legislati... Read more