Long Island’s beaches also support a variety of activities beyond swimming and sunbathing. Fishing, both surf and deep-sea, is a year-round pursuit.

For many, summer on Long Island means soaking up the sun, swimming — and surfing. Elliot Zuckerman, 71, of Long Beach, has been surfing most of his life. He offers classes in the sport through ...

Jack Shapiro, a 54-year-old outdoorsman and retired Brooklyn cop, was winter-surfing off Gilgo Beach with friends around 2:20 p.m. Sunday when he plunged into the surf and had to be pulled to ...

We’re heading out to the pounding surf of Montauk to take a fishing lesson from a professional surfcaster. News 12's Erin Colton takes us to Long Island Surf Fishing.

We’re heading out to the pounding surf of Montauk to take a fishing lesson from a professional surfcaster. News 12's Erin Colton takes us to Long Island Surf Fishing.