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Teiki Mathieu Baillan surfing a self-made Alaia surfboard in Lances Left, Mentawaï, Indonesia. Photo by C. Naslain, 2009.
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Fire Island Point of Woods
USA, North East, Long Island NY
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Datum: WGS84 [ Help ] |
Latitude: 40° 38.971' N |
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You must take a ferry over but it is a private community. But you can take on to the community beside it and walk up the beach. The feirres depart from ocean bay park on the great south bay. Its truely worth it. Iv been to costa ric and up and down the sea board and it is by far my favorit. To be warned u bike on the island but its very short. Its a well kept secret. Not many people know about it. There are no surfers in the community so it wont be crowded. DistanceDay trip WalkInstant access (< 5min) Easy to find?OK Public access?Private access Special accessDon't know |
Surf Spot Characteristics
Alternative name Fire island
Surf Spot Quality
Wave qualityRegional Classic
ExperienceAll surfers
FrequencyVery consistent (150 day/year)
Wave
TypeSand-bar
DirectionLeft
BottomSandy
PowerPowerful, Ordinary, Fun
Normal lengthNormal (50 to 150m)
Good day lengthVery Long (300 to 500 m)
Tide, Swell and Wind
Good swell directionSouth, SouthEast
Good wind directionNorth, NorthWest
Swell sizeStarts working at Less than 1m / 3ft and holds up to 4m+ / 12ft
Best tide positionAll tides
Best tide movementRising and falling tides
More details
Week crowdEmpty
Week-end crowdFew surfers
Dangers
- Private beach
Additional Information
You need to rent a bike or justt walk alot.
Atmosphere
You do not want to miss this wave. Its great. The best longboard wave iv ever surfed in my life. Fun on shortboards two.
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By Anonymous , 30-06-2006
pow surf - the best time to catch surf out on fire island is obviously when there is a swell but if you get it striaght on you will get huge walls that dump top to bottom. i have surfed all over the world and some of the best waves i ever caught were on fire island outer bars. what you need to do is catch it with a easterly swell. track the hurricanes coming up the gulf stream or watch for nor easters and jump on it when they are due east. if you get this swell direction the lefts that line up are epic, absolutely epic and yes no crowds ever. peak after peak with nobody on it. take the ferry over to sailor's haven or take your boat across and throw anchor on teh bayside of the sunken forest
By anonymous , 30-05-2006
Get ur paddle on. - Waves breaking on outer bar are like 200yds out. Be prepared to get your paddle on. For this reason I think this is kind of a tough spot for a beginner without any friends who surf. As I meet the description above if anyone in the area is looking for someone to surf with please respond.
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By Robin , 27-08-2007
P.O.W. is a town full of w.a.s.p.'s who frown on surfers. - I used to live in the neighboring town of Ocean Bay Park. I lived there for 6 yrs. " year round " Ive never seen it worth surfing in point o woods, it was just on my way to sunken forest via bike & I used to have to sneak in past someone who oppened the gate, or some of the contractors made duplicates of the key. Anyway, there is a stupid law in p.o.w. that says you cant ride bike carrying a surfboard & the security guards & residents didint have a problem yelling at you when you were riding by. That place sucks.