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

3.3FT8s
S177º
0.7FT6s
SE136º
0.9FT3s
W267º
LOTUS Forecast

Wind

14KTSWNW

19kts gusts, Offshore

Model Forecast
Satellite map of location

Tide

0.9FT

Temperature

62°F

spotName Wind & Weather
75ºF

3/2mm wetsuit

Mike Watson

Nassau - Queens County Forecast

Mike Watson •

Today

Leftover S windswell with westerly winds behind a front. Fun sized surf but not ideal conditions

Afternoon Outlook: Fun sized surf continues, but conditions now a bit more side textured through the PM as winds bend more WSW/SW. Surf on tap and a few fun waves around if looking to get wet. It is June so would get it while it's here.

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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