Rockaways Surf Report & Forecast

Surf Report, Surf Forecast & Surf Cam

Current Surf Conditions

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Condition Rating

LOTUS Forecast
POOR

Surf Height

1-2FT

Observed

Knee to thigh

Smart Cam

Swell

1.2FT6s
S171º
0.7FT7s
ESE109º
0.2FT10s
SE144º
LOTUS Forecast

Wind

6KTSSW

13kts gusts, Onshore

Model Forecast
Satellite map of location

Tide

0.5FT

Temperature

60°F

spotName Wind & Weather
63ºF

4/3mm wetsuit

Tim Kent

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