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Surf Break: Lido Beach

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Surf Break: Lido Beach

Lido Beach in Long Island NY is an exposed beach/Jetty break that has quite reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the north with some shelter here from west winds. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the southeast. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Best around mid tide. When it's working here, it can get crowded. Dangerous rips are a hazard of surfing here.

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Overall Lido Beach 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 Lido Beach:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Lido West	0 mi
Second closest break	Jones Beach State Park	2 mi
Third closest break	Lincoln (Long Beach)	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Long Beach_4	2 mi
Fifth closest break	Grand Blvd	4 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Lido Beach:
Closest wave buoy	New York Harbour Buoy	16 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Western Long Island Sound Buoy	26 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Long Island Buoy	33 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Central Long Island Sound Buoy	63 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Brant Beach Buoy	75 mi
Tide stations nearest to Lido Beach:
Closest tide station	Jones Inlet (Point Lookout), Long Island, New York	2 mi
Second closest tide station	Long Beach (outer coast), Long Island, New York	2 mi
Third closest tide station	Long Beach (Inside), Hempstead Bay, New York	2 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Long Beach, Long Island, New York	2 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Freeport, Baldwin Bay, Hempstead Bay, New York	4 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Lido Beach:
Closest ski area	Campgaw Mountain (United States)	45 mi
Second closest ski area	Sterling Forest Ski Center (United States)	55 mi
Third closest ski area	Mt Peter Ski Area (United States)	61 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Hidden Valley Club (United States)	63 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Mountain Creek Resort (United States)	63 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Lido Beach:
Closest city location	Lido Beach (United States)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Barnum Island (United States)	2 mi
Third closest city location	Point Lookout (United States)	2 mi
Fourth closest city location	Island Park (United States)	2 mi
Fifth closest city location	Long Beach (United States)	2 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Lido Beach is John F Kennedy International (New York) Airport (JFK) in USA, 13 km (8 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Lido Beach is La Guardia (New York) Airport (LGA), also in USA, 28 km (17 miles) away.
• Third is Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) in USA, 46 km (29 miles) away.
• Teterboro Airport (TEB) in USA is 46 km (29 miles) away.
• Long Island Mac Arthur (Islip) Airport (ISP), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Lido Beach and is 50 km (31 miles) away.