Road K Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Long Island New York, USA)

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Road K Surf Guide

Road K in Long Island New York is an exposed sandbar break that has very consistent waves and works all around the year. The best wind direction is from the north northwest. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the south southeast. Good surf at all stages of the tide. A popular wave that can get growded.

Road K Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Sandbar	2	very consistent	9.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Road K:

The best conditions reported for surf at Road K 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 Road K (for consistent clean waves)?

septemberBest Season: autumn

The best time of year for surfing Road K 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 Road K Location Map

Interactive Road K 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 Road K is The Francis S Gabreski (West Hampton Beach) Airport (FOK) in USA, 10 km (6 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Road K is Long Island Mac Arthur (Islip) Airport (ISP), also in USA, 50 km (31 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Road K Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 23:02 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- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on

What does Road K look like?

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Credit: Maya

Tides at Road K

Current tide and informaton

For Shinnecock Inlet (ocean), Long Island, New York, 3 km from Road K.

Next High Water: 11:30am | 0.79m

Next Low Water: 04:37am | 0.12m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Road K Sea Temperature

The water temperature (9.6 °C) at Road K 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.