Use the Jetty to your advantage to paddle out. Parking on street, No meters!, or in public lot. West of the Jetty is more beachbreak with Both Rights and Lefts. watch out for old submerged wooden groins- nasty sharp pointy things.
Overview
Atmosphere
This is by no stretch of the imagination a Secret Spot. It can and does get CROWDED during the summer. More than likely you will not get a wave to yourself at the main peak. Try moving a bit west to catch the waves that swing a bit wide, or east to the next jetty (The Box).
General
On a good day this place can go off bigtime and everyone knows it. Even on an off day it can be fun. Even as crowded as it gets, generally speaking, If you leave the attitude home, you can have a good time.
clown
shwhat is dees "skeg" you shpeek of? perhaps you mean a fin? however, i do not fault you, for you are but a mere shpeed bump from new york, the state with the most assholes per square mile.
been bodyboarding rockaway my whole life
first of all-i can pullm ariels-better than most surfers i see out there-anyways-there are certain spots further west that have sand bars and the waves are hollow-no joke-north wind-south sewll and you got decent tubes-i will not say where exactly-go hunt it out guys-also -when i was out at 92nd last summer-there were alot of begginers surfing there-i mean you gotta learn sometimes but-lastly i never dropin on a wave-no one should-but if a surfer tries to hit me in the head with his skegs-i have a knife in my fin-joke-im jsut this violence is uncomfortable-
comment by Anonymous, 2009-11-05 04:30:01