Outside Ponquogue Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Long Island New York, USA)

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Outside Ponquogue Surf Guide

Outside Ponquogue in Long Island New York is an exposed sandbar break that has unreliable waves with no particular seasonal pattern. Works best in offshore winds from the north northwest. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the south southeast. Good surf at all stages of the tide. An uncrowded break, even when it is working. Watch out for - Rips / undertow - Localism.

Outside Ponquogue Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Sandbar	4	inconsistent	9.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Outside Ponquogue:

The best conditions reported for surf at Outside Ponquogue 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 Outside Ponquogue (for consistent clean waves)?

septemberBest Season: autumn

The best time of year for surfing Outside Ponquogue 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 28% of the time in September while 57% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 15% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

28%

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

15%

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

Explore Outside Ponquogue Location Map

Interactive Outside Ponquogue 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 Outside Ponquogue is The Francis S Gabreski (West Hampton Beach) Airport (FOK) in USA, 13 km (8 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Outside Ponquogue is Long Island Mac Arthur (Islip) Airport (ISP), also in USA, 52 km (32 miles) away.

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Outside Ponquogue Surf Forecasts:

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Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 21:08 Local Time

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

What does Outside Ponquogue look like?

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Tides at Outside Ponquogue

Current tide and informaton

For Shinnecock Inlet (ocean), Long Island, New York, 1 km from Outside Ponquogue.

Next High Water: 11:00pm | 1.0m

Next Low Water: 04:37am | 0.12m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Outside Ponquogue Sea Temperature

The water temperature (9.5 °C) at Outside Ponquogue is very cold. Despite the sun, surfers will need to wear a good steamer wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots. Relatively mild air temperatures and a windchill factor of (10.0 °C).

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