New York, US

Rockaway Beach

Water Bodyocean
CountryUS
RegionNew York

Getting There

Nearest CityEast New York10.9 km
Airport (JFK)John F. Kennedy International Airport9.7 km

Safety & Conditions

Shark Incidents0recorded

Sand & Geology

Predicted regional compositionlithic-rich (volcanic/collisional terrane)
Q 33%
L 61%
QuartzFeldsparLithic

Modelled from GloPrSM v1.0.0 (IJ_QFL). Calibrated on river sand, not measured beach samples — treat as a regional signal, not a sand assay.

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Rockaway Beach is New York City's only legal surfing beach and the only true ocean beach on a barrier island in the five boroughs. Located on the Rockaway Peninsula in Queens, this...

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