Point o Woods Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Long Island New York, USA)

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Point o Woods Surf Guide

Point o Woods in Long Island New York is an exposed sandbar break that has quite reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. Ideal winds are from the north northwest. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the south southeast. Surfable at all stages of the tide. Crowds are never a problem here. Beware of - Private beach - Localism.

Point o Woods Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Sandbar	3	fairly consistent	11.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Point o Woods:

The best conditions reported for surf at Point o Woods occur when a South-southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North-northwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Point o Woods (for consistent clean waves)?

septemberBest Season: autumn

The best time of year for surfing Point o Woods with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Autumn and most often the month of September. Clean surfable waves are typically found 33% of the time in September while 57% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 10% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

33%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

57%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

10%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Point o Woods Location Map

Interactive Point o Woods surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Point o Woods is Long Island Mac Arthur (Islip) Airport (ISP) in USA, 16 km (10 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Point o Woods is The Francis S Gabreski (West Hampton Beach) Airport (FOK), also in USA, 47 km (29 miles) away.

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Point o Woods Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 08:41 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM
Wave (m)	S	S	S	S
Period (s)	6	6	7	7
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on

Tides at Point o Woods

Current tide and informaton

For Fire Island Breakwater, Long Island, New York, 15 km from Point o Woods.

Next High Water: 10:25am | 1.09m

Next Low Water: 04:06pm | 0.24m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Point o Woods Sea Temperature

The water temperature (11.2 °C) at Point o Woods is quite cold. If the sun shines as forecast, it should feel warm enough to get away with a good sealed spring wetsuit but you won't overheat in a winter wetsuit, gloves boots and a hood. Effective windchill factor of (12.0 °C).

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.