Rockaways Surf Report & Forecast

Surf Report, Surf Forecast & Surf Cam

Current Surf Conditions

Local time:

Condition Rating

LOTUS Forecast
POOR

Surf Height

1-2FT

Observed

Knee to thigh

Smart Cam

Swell

2FT6s
SSW202º
1.1FT7s
SE137º
0.4FT9s
ESE121º
LOTUS Forecast

Wind

14KTSWSW

18kts gusts, Cross-shore

Model Forecast
Satellite map of location

Tide

2.9FT

Temperature

62°F

spotName Wind & Weather
77ºF

3/2mm wetsuit

Rockaways Surf Forecast

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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