Ponquogue The Bowl Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Long Island New York, USA)

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Ponquogue The Bowl Surf Guide

Ponquogue The Bowl in Long Island New York is an exposed beach break that has fairly consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds blow from the northwest. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the southeast. The beach breaks are all lefts. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Hazards include - Rips / undertow - Man-made danger (buoys etc.) - Localism.

Ponquogue The Bowl Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	3	fairly consistent	9.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Ponquogue The Bowl:

The best conditions reported for surf at Ponquogue The Bowl occur when a Southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Ponquogue The Bowl (for consistent clean waves)?

decemberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Ponquogue The Bowl with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of December. Clean surfable waves are typically found 29% of the time in December while 27% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 44% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

29%

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

blown out

27%

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

too small

44%

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

Explore Ponquogue The Bowl Location Map

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

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Ponquogue The Bowl Surf Forecasts:

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Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 04:16 Local Time

m, °C	Tue	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Wave (m)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Period (s)	8	8	8	7
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	cross	cross- on

What does Ponquogue The Bowl look like?

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Tides at Ponquogue The Bowl

Current tide and informaton

For Shinnecock Inlet (ocean), Long Island, New York, 0 km from Ponquogue The Bowl.

Next High Water: 11:30am | 0.79m

Next Low Water: 04:37am | 0.12m

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Ponquogue The Bowl Sea Temperature

The water temperature (9.5 °C) at Ponquogue The Bowl 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.