Rockaway Beach

Rockaway Beach is an S-facing beach break in Rockaway & Long Beach, New York, United States. It picks up swell from E to SSW, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 53% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the N: light winds or N breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while S onshores chop it up.

Break

Beach

Faces

S (170°)

Best swell

SE to SSW (130°–195°), 9 s or longer

Best wind

NW to NE offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

3–6 ft at the beach

Swell window

E to SSW (86.5° to 195°)

Offshore wind

N

Tide

Model estimate

Wave buoy

New York Harbor Entrance - 15 NM SE of Breezy Point , NY · 26 km away

Cams

3