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Kitesurfing in New York

3 spots · 0 destinations

Long Island splits between ocean and bay: Gilgo Beach on Jones Beach Island is the area's main wave spot, small-to-medium Atlantic surf best in spring and fall frontal wind, while Napeague at Lazy Point is the sheltered, shallow bay on the South Fork used for beginner and progression lessons.

Spots with a rule3a permit, a zone or a closed season in the recordBeginner spots2where the record says a beginner can rideSeasonMarch to Junesomewhere in the region, and again September to NovemberWindsnone namednamed by two or more of its spots

Inside the city, Plumb Beach on Jamaica Bay offers shallow flat-to-chop water beside the Belt Parkway, also used for lessons.

New York holds 3 kitesurf spots in our atlas, grouped into 0 destinations. Riding here is mostly waves and flat water. 2 of them suits beginners.

When you may ride

the rules these spots carry, with the year on each

Gilgo BeachJones Beach Island barrier beach, South Shore of Long Island2026has a date window2026: riders keep outside the lifeguarded area and usually walk down the beach to the left.
2026: riders keep outside the lifeguarded area and usually walk down the beach to the left.

The whole rule, on the Gilgo Beach page

Napeague (Lazy Point)East Hampton, South Fork of Long Island20262026: Lazy Point Beach is open year-round, but parking requires a Town of East Hampton parking permit and vehicular beach access requires a Town beach drive-on pass, in designated areas only; swimming is prohibited, no lifeguard is on duty, no unauthorized commercial activity is allowed, and use is at your own risk.
2026: Lazy Point Beach is open year-round, but parking requires a Town of East Hampton parking permit and vehicular beach access requires a Town beach drive-on pass, in designated areas only; swimming is prohibited, no lifeguard is on duty, no unauthorized commercial activity is allowed, and use is at your own risk.

The whole rule, on the Napeague (Lazy Point) page

Plumb BeachBrooklyn / Jamaica Bay20262026: Plumb Beach is open daily 6 a.m. to 9 p.m., co-managed by the National Park Service and NYC Parks, and named as a site for wind-related activities including windsurfing and kiteboarding.
2026: Plumb Beach is open daily 6 a.m. to 9 p.m., co-managed by the National Park Service and NYC Parks, and named as a site for wind-related activities including windsurfing and kiteboarding.

The whole rule, on the Plumb Beach page

Each block is the opening of the record's own rule, kept in its own words. Where two postings do not line up, both are kept and neither is picked for you.

The winds here

what the spot records call the wind, and the knots they quote

No wind is named across this region

Fewer than two of its spots give the wind a local name. Each spot page carries its own directions and knots.

Destinations in New York

All spots in New York

Gilgo BeachwavesNapeague (Lazy Point)flat · beginner okPlumb Beachbay · beginner ok

Regions come from OpenStreetMap administrative boundaries; each spot page carries the record behind it. This list runs A to Z, and no spot here is filed above tier 3.

Last updated September 2026