Rockaway_1 Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

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Surf Break: Rockaway_1

Rockaway_1 in Long Island NY is an exposed beach break that has reasonably consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds blow from the northwest with some shelter here from west winds. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the east. The beach break offers mainly left hand waves. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Often Crowded. Surfing here means negotiating dangerous rips.

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Overall Rockaway_1 Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Rockaway_1:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	92nd Street	2 mi
Second closest break	Jones Beach 1	6 mi
Third closest break	Connecticut Street Jetty	8 mi
Fourth closest break	Grand Blvd	9 mi
Fifth closest break	Lincoln (Long Beach)	11 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Rockaway_1:
Closest wave buoy	New York Harbour Buoy	16 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Western Long Island Sound Buoy	30 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Long Island Buoy	42 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Brant Beach Buoy	69 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Central Long Island Sound Buoy	74 mi
Tide stations nearest to Rockaway_1:
Closest tide station	Barren Island, Rockaway Inlet, Jamaica Bay, New Yor	2 mi
Second closest tide station	Beach Channel (bridge), Jamaica Bay, New York	2 mi
Third closest tide station	Barren Island, Rockaway Inlet, Long Island, New Yor	2 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Beach Channel (bridge), Long Island, New York	2 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Plumb Beach Channel, Long Island, New York	3 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Rockaway_1:
Closest ski area	Campgaw Mountain (United States)	38 mi
Second closest ski area	Tuxedo Ridge Ski Center (United States)	47 mi
Third closest ski area	Sterling Forest Ski Center (United States)	48 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Mountain Creek Resort (United States)	55 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Mt Peter Ski Area (United States)	55 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Rockaway_1:
Closest city location	Atlantic Beach (United States)	7 mi
Second closest city location	East New York (United States)	7 mi
Third closest city location	Inwood (United States)	7 mi
Fourth closest city location	Bensonhurst (United States)	7 mi
Fifth closest city location	Brooklyn (United States)	7 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Rockaway_1 is John F Kennedy International (New York) Airport (JFK) in USA, 10 km (6 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Rockaway_1 is La Guardia (New York) Airport (LGA), also in USA, 23 km (14 miles) away.
• Third is Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) in USA, 30 km (19 miles) away.
• Teterboro Airport (TEB) in USA is 36 km (22 miles) away.
• Westchester Co (White Plains) Airport (HPN), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Rockaway_1 and is 56 km (35 miles) away.