Rockaway
Kitesurf spot · United States
Is it worth the trip?
14Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sat 7: 14 kn gusting 19, side-onshore, Water: chop
Mon 2 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- W 5 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 15°C
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 5 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 15°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- WSW 3 kn
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 17°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SSW 8 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 18°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- S 11 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 18°C
Sat 7 · 69 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 14 kn
- Gusts
- 19kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 13°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 9 kn
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 11°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 10, poor
- Mon 20, poor
- Tue 30, poor
- Wed 40, poor
- Thu 50, poor
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 769, good
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 1061, good
The spot in six facts
- Faces NWopen to the NW
- Best wind: NE or SWalong the shore
- Avoid: SEblows out to sea
- Shelteredto the swell
- Water 14 °C4/3 wetsuit and boots
- Best Jan, Mar3 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know gusts, offshore wind, tides or your skill.
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots | 10kn | side-on | flat | 13°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west, 5 knots | 9kn | side-on | flat | 15°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-west, 5 knots | 8kn | side | flat | 15°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots | 6kn | side | flat | 17°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots | 10kn | cross-off | chop | 18°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south, 11 knots | 13kn | offnot safe | chop | 18°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 69, good | wind from the west-north-west, 14 knots | 19kn | side-on | chop | 13°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-north-west, 9 knots | 18kn | side-on | flat | 11°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-west, 3 knots | 9kn | on | flat | 12°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 61, good | wind from the north-north-east, 13 knots | 19kn | side-on | chop | 12°C |
Wind is the day's best reading, mean and gusts, in knots; the arrow points where it blows to. Shore "off" blows out to sea. More
Tide
- Sun 1 NovLow 05:37 −0.6 mHigh 11:56 +0.8 mLow 18:32 −0.7 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 00:46 +0.6 mLow 06:47 −0.6 mHigh 13:04 +0.8 mLow 19:34 −0.7 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 01:54 +0.6 mLow 07:57 −0.6 mHigh 14:10 +0.7 mLow 20:32 −0.7 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
best Jan, Mar
Good kitesurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov2of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.
Map
the spot, its town, photos
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Rockaway
Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces NW, so wind from the SE blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
Water about 14°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
A spot for kitesurfing and windsurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing NW. Wind from the NW blows onshore, wind from the SE blows out to sea, and wind from the NE or SW runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea is about 5°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 23°C in July, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For kitesurfing at expert level the best months are usually January and March, with about 3 good days in 7; in July, about 0. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. Nearest beds: Inwood, 9 km (about 20 min by car). Nearest airport: John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), 8 km. Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$523–US$998 each
about US$523–US$998 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, food.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to JFK, estimated from distance and season, 4 airlines on the route, with a hold bag | about US$161–US$328 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$20–US$33 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$342–US$636 |
| Total | about US$523–US$998 |
No town nearby, so no stay is in it. Kit hire is not priced yet: we have no sourced price, so it is not in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: nearest beds 9 km away
No town nearby
Nearest beds: Inwood, 9 km (about 20 min by car). Nearest airport: John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), 8 km.
See places to stay near Inwood, 9 km away · Booking.comGetting there: about 4h 40m
About 4h 40m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → JFK, direct, then 30 min by road
Flights ORD → JFK on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.