Indian Wells Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Indian Wells in Long Island NY is an exposed beach break that has pretty consitent surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the northwest. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the south. The beach break provides left and right handers. Sometimes crowded. Dangerous rips are a hazard of surfing here.

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Overall Indian Wells Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Indian Wells:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Georgia (East Hampton)	3 mi
Second closest break	Hitherhills	4 mi
Third closest break	Georgica Pond	6 mi
Fourth closest break	Atlantic Terrace	8 mi
Fifth closest break	Fortress	9 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Indian Wells:
Closest wave buoy	Montauk Point Buoy	19 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Central Long Island Sound Buoy	30 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Long Island Buoy	74 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Western Long Island Sound Buoy	76 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	New York Harbour Buoy	93 mi
Tide stations nearest to Indian Wells:
Closest tide station	Promised Land, Napeague Bay, Long Island Sound, New	3 mi
Second closest tide station	Threemile Harbor entrance, Gardiners Bay, Long Isla	6 mi
Third closest tide station	Cedar Point, Long Island Sound, New York	9 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Sag Harbor, Shelter Island Sound, New York	9 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Sag Harbor, Long Island Sound, New York	9 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Indian Wells:
Closest ski area	Powder Ridge (United States)	47 mi
Second closest ski area	Yawgoo Valley (United States)	52 mi
Third closest ski area	Mount Southington Ski Area (United States)	60 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Ski Sundown (United States)	74 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Thunder Ridge (United States)	85 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Indian Wells:
Closest city location	Amagansett (United States)	1 mi
Second closest city location	East Hampton (United States)	3 mi
Third closest city location	Springs (United States)	4 mi
Fourth closest city location	Northwest Harbor (United States)	6 mi
Fifth closest city location	Sag Harbor (United States)	9 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Indian Wells is The Francis S Gabreski (West Hampton Beach) Airport (FOK) in USA, 45 km (28 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Indian Wells is Long Island Mac Arthur (Islip) Airport (ISP), also in USA, 85 km (53 miles) away.
• Third is Igor I Sikorsky Mem (Stratford) Airport (BDR) in USA, 87 km (54 miles) away.
• Hartford Brainard Airport (HFD) in USA is 96 km (60 miles) away.
• Theodore Francis Green State (Providence) Airport (PVD), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Indian Wells and is 102 km (63 miles) away.