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Rye On the Rocks in New Hampshire is an exposed reef break that has pretty consitent surf Offshore winds are from the west. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the optimum swell angle is from the east. A left hand reef break. Best around mid tide. When the surf is up, crowds are likely Take care of rocks in the line up.

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Overall Rye On the Rocks 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 Rye On the Rocks:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Jenness Beach	1 mi
Second closest break	Linkys	1 mi
Third closest break	Fox Hill Point	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Costellos	2 mi
Fifth closest break	Plaice Cove	2 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Rye On the Rocks:
Closest wave buoy	Western Maine Shelf Buoy	22 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Stellwagen Buoy	33 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Boston Buoy	44 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Portland Buoy	49 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Gulf of Maine Buoy	83 mi
Tide stations nearest to Rye On the Rocks:
Closest tide station	Jaffrey Point, Portsmouth Harbor, New Hampshire	6 mi
Second closest tide station	Hampton Harbor, New Hampshire	6 mi
Third closest tide station	Jaffrey Point, Portsmouth Harbor, Maine	6 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Fort Point, Portsmouth Harbor, New Hampshire	7 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Fort Point, Portsmouth Harbor, New Hampshire (sub)	7 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Rye On the Rocks:
Closest ski area	Nashoba Valley (United States)	42 mi
Second closest ski area	Gunstock (United States)	49 mi
Third closest ski area	Pats Peak (United States)	54 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Crotched Mountain (United States)	58 mi
Fifth closest ski area	King Pine (United States)	64 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Rye On the Rocks:
Closest city location	Rye (United States)	2 mi
Second closest city location	North Hampton (United States)	4 mi
Third closest city location	Hampton (United States)	5 mi
Fourth closest city location	Greenland (United States)	6 mi
Fifth closest city location	Portsmouth (United States)	6 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Rye On the Rocks is Laurence G Hanscom Fld (Bedford) Airport (BED) in USA, 71 km (44 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Rye On the Rocks is General Edward Lawrence Logan International (Boston) Airport (BOS), also in USA, 71 km (44 miles) away.
• Third is Portland International Jetport Airport (PWM) in USA, 83 km (52 miles) away.
• North Central State (Smithfield) Airport (SFZ) in USA is 132 km (82 miles) away.
• Otis Angb (Falmouth) Airport (FMH), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Rye On the Rocks and is 148 km (92 miles) away.