Name of Spot

Rockaway Beach

Summary

An occasionally excellent, heaving right that can handle good sized swells. Has a big channel at the South end of the cove. Not for the faint of heart when it gets big. Also breaks on West and South swells.

Interesting historical footnote: there was a lime quarry here that supplied the lime used in the whitewash that was painted on the buildings of the Presidio in San Francisco.

Access

Dirt parking lot right in front of the break.

Type of Wave

Beachbreak, Reef

Swell Window

Southwest, West, Northwest

Best wind direction

East

Best Tides for Surfing

Low, Mid

Crowd

Can get crowded

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Location

Rockaway Beach, Montara, CA, USA

Photo

Rockaway Beach image
Image credit: lipo's Sojourn | Rights/License: CC Attribution 2.0 Generic

Video

Rockaway is about 1/2 way through this video