Teiki Mathieu Baillan surfing a self-made Alaya surfboard in Macaroni, Mentawaï, Indonesia. Photo by C. Naslain, 2009.
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Water Temps can fluctuate pretty rapidly here on Long Island. A few days of North winds can drop temps 5-10 degrees, and they might rise just as quickly. Water temps generally rise 10 degrees a month starting in the 30's in Feb, peaking around 72 in September(best time). Along with a quiver of boards, a quiver of wetsuits is a good idea.
Seasonal swell & wind variations:
Any storm that can produce S,SSE,SE,ESE swell will generate waves somewhere on the Island. Generally after a front moves through the wind will switch from northerly offshores around to westerly sideshores which chop it up.
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Surf Equipment | Kit de survie | Combi intégrale | Combi intégrale | Combi inter-saison | Short de bain | Combi intégrale |
Water temp. | 2°C | 9°C | 16°C | 20°C | 22°C | 9°C |
Air temp. | 2°C | 10°C | 26°C | 29°C | 26°C | 4°C |
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Any storm that can produce S,SSE,SE,ESE swell will generate waves somewhere on the Island. Generally after a front moves through the wind will switch from northerly offshores around to westerly sideshores which chop it up.
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Your favourites and future surf spot lists
Surf Spots (86) | ![]() ![]() |
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Quality | Direction | Type | Frequ | Experience |
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92nd Street | 9 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | breakwater/jetty | All surfers | ||
Bay 1 | 2 / - | Right and left | breakwater/jetty | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
Beach Lane | 2 / - | Right and left | Sand-bar | ![]() |
Experienced surfers | ||
Boogie Beach 2 | - / - | Right and left | breakwater/jetty | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
BP | - / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Sand-bar | ![]() |
All surfers | |
Breezy Point | 1 / - | Right and left | Sand-bar | ![]() |
Beginners wave | ||
Caumsett Point | - / - | Right and left | Sand-bar | ![]() |
Experienced surfers | ||
Circle Beach | - / - | Right | Beach-break | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
Cliffs | - / - | Right | Point-break | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
Coastguards | 2 / - | ![]() |
Left | Sand-bar | ![]() |
Experienced surfers | |
Condos | 2 / - | Right and left | Beach-break | All surfers | |||
Connecticut Street Jetty | 3 / - | ![]() |
Left | breakwater/jetty | All surfers | ||
Cooper's beach | 11 / - | Right and left | Sand-bar | All surfers | |||
Cupsogue beach | - / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
All surfers | |
Democrat Point (Robert Moses) | 4 / - | ![]() |
Left | breakwater/jetty | Experienced surfers | ||
Ditch Plains | 4 / - | ![]() |
Right | Reef-rocky | Experienced surfers | ||
Dunewood | - / - | Right and left | Point-break | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
East Hampton - Beach lane | - / - | Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
East Rockaway Inlet Jetty | - / - | Left | breakwater/jetty | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
End of the Road | 1 / - | Right and left | Sand-bar | All surfers | |||
Fire Island - Fairharbor | 8 / - | Right and left | Sand-bar | All surfers | |||
Fire Island - Kismit | - / - | Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
Beginners wave | ||
Fire Island - Ocean Beach Jetty's | 6 / - | Sand-bar | ![]() |
All surfers | |||
Fire Island Point of Woods | 4 / - | ![]() |
Left | Sand-bar | ![]() |
All surfers | |
Flying point beach | 4 / - | Right and left | Sand-bar | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
Flys | - / - | Left | Sand-bar | All surfers | |||
Gems | - / - | Right and left | Sand-bar | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
Georgica pond | - / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Sand-bar | ![]() |
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Gilgo | 18 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
All surfers | |
Grand Blvd | 3 / - | ![]() |
Left | Beach-break | ![]() |
Beginners wave | |
Hemlocks | 11 / - | Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
Pros or kamikaze only... | ||
Indian Wells | - / - | Right and left | Sand-bar | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
Jetty 4 | - / - | ![]() |
Right and left | breakwater/jetty | ![]() |
Experienced surfers | |
John scotts | - / - | Right and left | breakwater/jetty | ![]() |
Experienced surfers | ||
John scotts jetty | - / - | Right and left | breakwater/jetty | ![]() |
Experienced surfers | ||
Jones Beach | - / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
All surfers | |
Jones inlet | - / - | Right | Point-break | ![]() |
Beginners wave | ||
L Road | - / - | Right and left | Sand-bar | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
Lashleys pavilion | 2 / - | Right and left | breakwater/jetty | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
Laurelton | 4 / - | Right and left | breakwater/jetty | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
Leja Beach | 2 / - | Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
Lido | 4 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Sand-bar | All surfers | ||
Lido West | 16 / 1 | ![]() |
Right and left | Beach-break | All surfers | ||
Lincoln | 17 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | breakwater/jetty | All surfers | ||
Main Beach | - / - | Right and left | Sand-bar | ![]() |
Experienced surfers | ||
Malibu | - / - | Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
Mecox Bay | 14 / - | Right and left | Rivermouth | All surfers | |||
Monroe | - / - | Right and left | Sand-bar | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
Montauk Point - Air Force Base | 1 / - | Right and left | Point-break | ![]() |
Experienced surfers | ||
Montauk point - alamo | 4 / - | Left | Sand-bar | ![]() |
Experienced surfers | ||
Montauk point - dickies left | 1 / - | Left | Point-break | ![]() |
Experienced surfers | ||
Montauk point - Turtles | 13 / - | ![]() |
Right | Reef-rocky | Experienced surfers | ||
National Blvd. | 5 / - | Left | breakwater/jetty | ![]() |
Experienced surfers | ||
North Bar | - / - | ![]() |
Sand-bar | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
Ocean Road | 2 / - | Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
Off Roads | 2 / - | Left | Point-break | ![]() |
Experienced surfers | ||
Outside Ponquogue | - / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Sand-bar | ![]() |
Experienced surfers | |
Pacific | 7 / - | Right and left | breakwater/jetty | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
Pinecones | - / - | Left | Point-break | ![]() |
Experienced surfers | ||
Pink House | - / - | Right and left | Reef-rocky | ![]() |
Experienced surfers | ||
Point o' Woods | - / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Sand-bar | ![]() |
All surfers | |
Ponquogue- the bowl | 14 / - | ![]() |
Left | Beach-break | ![]() |
Experienced surfers | |
Pt. Lookout | 4 / - | Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
Road K | 1 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Sand-bar | ![]() |
All surfers | |
Robert Moses | 4 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Beach-break | All surfers | ||
Robert Moses (democrat point) | 10 / - | ![]() |
Left | Point-break | ![]() |
Experienced surfers | |
Sagg main | - / - | Right and left | Sand-bar | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
Sahara | - / - | Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
Sailors haven | - / - | Right and left | Beach-break | All surfers | |||
Sewage Pipe | - / - | Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
Smith point | 15 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
All surfers | |
Terrace | 1 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Reef-rocky | Experienced surfers | ||
The 4x4 | - / - | Right and left | Sand-bar | ![]() |
Experienced surfers | ||
The Box | - / - | Right and left | breakwater/jetty | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
The Cut | - / - | Right and left | Sand-bar | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
The Jetty | - / - | Right and left | breakwater/jetty | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
The Ranch | - / - | Right | Reef-rocky | Experienced surfers | |||
Three's (not in hawaii) | - / - | Right | Point-break | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
Tobay | 7 / - | Right and left | Sand-bar | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
Tobay beach | 4 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
All surfers | |
Trailor Park | 3 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Reef-rocky | ![]() |
All surfers | |
Watch Hill | 1 / - | Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
All surfers | ||
West end | 3 / - | Right | breakwater/jetty | ![]() |
Experienced surfers | ||
West Reef | 1 / - | ![]() |
Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
Pros or kamikaze only... | |
White sands | - / - | Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
Experienced surfers | ||
Wyborg | - / - | Right and left | Beach-break | ![]() |
All surfers |
92nd street |
92nd street |
92nd street |
Connecticut street jetty |
By Anonymous , 03-09-2008
surfing long island - hi,
i live and study in munich germany and i'll visit new york next week. even though there is little opportunity in munich to surf i'm a passionate surfer since i started surfing last year in spain. this year i went to the canary islands for surfing. of course my surfing skills are still very limited. since i'll be in new york for a week i really want to check out the waves there and go surfing for one or two days.
i'd be very grateful if you gave me some piece of advise for instance on which, not too crowded beach, i can rent a board.
greetz martin
By Anonymous , 27-05-2008
NYC to LB - Ignore LBC, he is a liar and thinks being a surfer entitles him to be a douche. I live in the city and surf LB all the time and most people there are cool and I have never been hassled. It is crowded during the summer though; however wimpy summer waves are not worth fighting someone over. To the person asking for surf shop and lesson advice, I have always been treated well by Unsound Surf and they can hook you up with someone for lessons (ask for Candice). LB Surf is also a good shop with a large selection of boards. Fun shapes are good beginner boards but just talk to someone who surfs that works at the shop and they will steer you in the right direction. As far as cost, buy a used board for your first if you can.
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By Monroe ST LOcals , 17-11-2008
LOCALISM too you Barneysss - To you nyc people just stay in the city and surf rockaway its not ah bad break....Long beach is super crowded already no need to come down and drop in on everyone around and think its ok... You shouldnt come here if your not atleast from nassau..... Stay out pleaseee !!!! thankyouuu