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Rockaway Beach – 90th St Surf Report
lower-intermediate
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Good conditions with 2.1 ft swell energy.
Rockaway Beach – 90th St is a beach break in Queens, NY suited for lower-intermediate surfers. It picks up swells from E to S (90°-180°). Best surfed at 1-4ft. Hazards include rip currents, rocks, jetties, pollution, crowds. Prime season runs February, March, August, September, October, and November. Expect very crowded crowds. Offshore winds come from WNW (290°). Beach 90th Street in Rockaway is a bustling beach‑break with jetties creating punchy lefts and rights. The zone draws everyone from novice longboarders to seasoned shortboarders and gets its best shape on south‑ and east‑swell hurricane pulses with an offshore west or northwest breeze. Low–mid tide, NW wind, 3–6 ft SE–S swell Sit near the groins to catch wedgy peaks; on southeast swells the left off the west jetty peels nicely while bigger hurricane swells produce long right walls.
Locals are friendly but protective—don't drop in and wait your turn in the busy lineups.
Insider tips from local surfers
Sit near the groins to catch wedgy peaks; on southeast swells the left off the west jetty peels nicely while bigger hurricane swells produce long right walls.