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Rockaway 90th Street Surf Report & Forecast, New York
Rockaway 90th Street, New York: 2 ft, knee high, at 3 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 2.6 ft at 4 seconds from the west, with a 22 mph offshore wind from the west-northwest, gusting 33 mph. Water is about 58°F, so a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion; the next high tide is 3.8 ft at 7:04 pm.
2 ft
knee high
- Swell
- 2.6 ft · 4 s · Wplus 1.5 ft · 9 s · S
- Wind
- 22 mph (WNW), gusts 33offshore
- Tide
- 0.8 ft risinghigh 3.8 ft at 7:04 pm
- Water
- 58°F4/3–5/4 hooded
- Air
- 56°Ffeels like 36°F
- Sun
- rise 6:35 amset 4:43 pm
Rockaway 90th Street surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Rockaway 90th Street: 6 am, Poor, on a rising high tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Rockaway 90th Street: 6 am, Poor, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2–3 ft | Poor | 18 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 26 | 5.1 ft |
| 7 am | 2–3 ft | Poor | 20 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 28 | 5.3 ft |
| 8 am | 2 ft | Poor | 20 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 29 | 4.7 ft |
| 9 am | 2 ft | Poor | 23 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 33 | 3.7 ft |
| 10 am | 2 ft | Poor | 20 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 30 | 2.5 ft |
| 11 am | 2 ft | Poor | 23 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 34 | 1.2 ft |
| 12 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 23 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 34 | 0.2 ft |
| 1 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 22 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 33 | -0.3 ft |
| 2 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 22 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 34 | 0.0 ft |
| 3 pmnow | 2 ft | Poor | 23 mph offshore (NW), gusts 34 | 0.8 ft |
| 4 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 20 mph offshore (NW), gusts 30 | 1.8 ft |
| 5 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 19 mph offshore (NW), gusts 28 | 2.8 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2 ft | Poor | 14 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 19 | 4.3 ft |
| 7 am | 2 ft | Poor | 14 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 19 | 4.8 ft |
| 8 am | 2 ft | Poor | 14 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 19 | 4.8 ft |
| 9 am | 2 ft | Poor | 14 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 20 | 4.2 ft |
| 10 am | 2 ft | Poor | 15 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 21 | 3.2 ft |
| 11 am | 2 ft | Poor | 17 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 24 | 2.0 ft |
| 12 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 18 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 26 | 1.0 ft |
| 1 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 18 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 27 | 0.3 ft |
| 2 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 18 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 26 | 0.1 ft |
| 3 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 16 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 24 | 0.5 ft |
| 4 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 16 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 24 | 1.4 ft |
| 5 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 15 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 22 | 2.4 ft |
Rockaway 90th Street waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 3 pm, sets at Rockaway 90th Street arrive about every minute with about 2 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 2.0 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 2
- Sets
- every minute or so, each lasting about 3 s
- Lulls
- about 25 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 15% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- strong, about 1.3 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Rockaway 90th Street surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Rockaway 90th Street: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 9 at 1–3 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Poor). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, flat (under 1 ft) and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, flat (under 1 ft) and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Rockaway 90th Street are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 1–3 ft | Poor | 2.6 ft · 4 s · WSW | 20 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 29 | 22 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 34 | 6 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 2 ft | Poor | 1.6 ft · 3 s · W | 14 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 19 | 18 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 26 | 6 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 1 ft | Poor | 0.9 ft · 5 s · S | 12 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 17 | 8 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 6 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 2.0 ft · 4 s · SE | 16 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 22 | 33 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 45 | 8 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 1 ft | Poor | 1.4 ft · 7 s · ESE | 20 mph offshore (NNE), gusts 26 | 17 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 22 | 10 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.4 ft · 7 s · ESE | 17 mph offshore (NW), gusts 23 | 14 mph offshore (NW), gusts 19 | 6 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | — | 18 mph offshore (NW), gusts 28 | 20 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 30 | 10 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | — | 13 mph offshore (NW), gusts 22 | 14 mph offshore (NW), gusts 22 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | — | 13 mph offshore (NNE), gusts 18 | 9 mph offshore (N) | 4 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 0–1 ft | Poor | — | 6 mph offshore (NNW) | 6 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 4 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Rockaway 90th Street are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Rockaway 90th Street tide chart and tide times
Tides at Rockaway 90th Street today, Monday, Nov 9: low 0.1 ft at 12:22 am, high 5.3 ft at 6:42 am, low -0.3 ft at 1:07 pm and high 3.8 ft at 7:04 pm. At 3 pm the tide is 0.8 ft and rising.
Rockaway 90th Street tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 0.1 ft at 12:22 amHigh 5.3 ft at 6:42 amLow -0.3 ft at 1:07 pmHigh 3.8 ft at 7:04 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low -0.2 ft at 1:01 amHigh 4.9 ft at 7:26 amLow 0.1 ft at 1:48 pmHigh 4.0 ft at 7:44 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 0.2 ft at 1:42 amHigh 4.9 ft at 8:03 amLow 0.3 ft at 2:22 pmHigh 4.3 ft at 8:28 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 1.1 ft at 2:16 amHigh 5.7 ft at 8:41 amLow 1.3 ft at 3:06 pmHigh 4.8 ft at 9 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 1.5 ft at 3:06 amHigh 5.4 ft at 9:15 amLow 1.0 ft at 3:57 pmHigh 4.0 ft at 9:48 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Low 1.2 ft at 3:49 amHigh 4.7 ft at 9:57 amLow 0.6 ft at 4:47 pmHigh 3.4 ft at 10:36 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Low 0.8 ft at 4:41 amHigh 3.9 ft at 10:48 amLow 0.3 ft at 5:36 pmHigh 3.0 ft at 11:33 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | Low 0.6 ft at 5:35 amHigh 3.6 ft at 11:43 amLow 0.2 ft at 6:25 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 3.0 ft at 12:32 amLow 0.6 ft at 6:34 amHigh 3.5 ft at 12:38 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Rockaway 90th Street water temperature
The water temperature at Rockaway 90th Street is about 58°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 36°F and a 22 mph wind, a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 57 and 58°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Rockaway 90th Street
- Long Beach8.2 mi E · 1–2 ft · Poor
- Lido Beach9.6 mi E · 2 ft · Poor
- Sandy Hook, New Jersey14 mi SW · 1 ft · Poor
- Jones Beach16 mi E · 2 ft · Poor
- Long Branch, New Jersey21 mi SSW · 1 ft · Poor
- Gilgo Beach22 mi E · 2 ft · Poor
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About Rockaway 90th Street
Rockaway 90th Street is a jetty in Queens County, New York, facing south-southeast. Also called Rockaways, 90th St and Rockaway Beach.
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