Surfing in any major city is hard work but the Big Apple is about as brutal as it gets. In the winter when the waves are pumping temperatures can drop to as low as -25 °C with hurricanes and tornadoes regularly dropping by for fun.
Rockaway Beach in the summertime heat.
In the summer the temperatures pick up, but the waves are smaller and the beaches are wall-to-wall jam packed, you’ll need some serious skill to navigate the water-bound obstacles.
All in all New York surfing is considered mad.
The coldest Day at Rockaway Beach
Thankfully Andreea Waters has been on hand to capture this madness in its purest form, from the highs of a summer surf to the wintry depths of deprivation, a day in the life of the American urban surfer certainly isn’t for the faint-hearted.
Andreea follows dedicated wave hunters to the end of the A-train and beyond and peeks into this passionate way of life through authentic photography and several surfers’ personal journeys.
To find out more or to buy the book head over to www.surfnyc.photo
Surfing NYC is available from Amazon as well as other major retailers
Swimmers stretching in out at Rockaway
Local Russ Dungan at Rockaway
Surfer at Rockaway Beach
The Rockaway Spikes
Hurricane Andrea at Rockaway Beach
Elements with Paul Schmidt
The Church at Rockaway Beach
Locals only - a cyclist heads for the sea
Summered on Jersey Shore
Asbury Park, New Jersey
Purple Fashion with Thaddeus O’Neil at Lido Beach