Get pleasure from summer season vibes in winter with these enjoyable Lengthy Island actions

The winds of winter are nonetheless whipping as the nice and cozy climate appears so distant. Bring a style of summer season to the season. Here are 5 actions that may inject some summer season enjoyable into February.

CATCH A WAVE AT SCOTT’S POINTE

5835 Middle Country Rd., Calverton

The seashores could also be closed however that doesn’t imply you’ll be able to’t surf. Head to Scott’s Pointe the place there may be an indoor wave pool that creates 1 / 4 pipe wave.

“The wave is made by four 450-horsepower pumps that move the water over a stainless-steel form covered with four inches of a wrestling mat that shapes the wave,” co-owner Cody Scott says. “There are two instructors with you at all times teaching you how to surf or bodyboard.”

This is a well-liked winter exercise subsequently it’s endorsed to e-book prematurely on-line. Walk-ups are accepted based mostly on availability.

The facility additionally gives laser tag, bumper automobiles, mountain climbing, a video arcade, ax throwing, a Ninja Warrior impediment course, golf simulators and a minigolf nine-hole course.

• WHEN 4 to 9 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday
• COST 30-minute surf session: $30 newbie, $45 superior
• MORE INFO 631-953-2133, scottspointe.com

WATCH A “DIVE-IN MOVIE” AT GURNEY’S 

290 Old Montauk Hwy., Montauk

Splash round on the indoor heated pool at Gurney’s Montauk Resort & Saltwater Spa within the early night on Saturdays whereas watching a household film on a 16-foot display.

“We usually do a mix of older classics and some new releases,” Gurney’s president and chief working officer Michael Nenner says. “It’s usually animated kids movies like ‘101 Dalmatians,’ ‘Toy Story,’ ‘Moana 2’ or ‘Elio.’ “

Hotel company can both hang around on an inflatable within the water or lounge by the pool whereas viewing the movie. Food and drink will not be allowed within the pool or on the deck.

PLAY VOLLEYBALL AT ENDLESS SUMMER 

3580 Oceanside Rd., Unit 1, Oceanside

Put in your shorts, a T-shirt and go barefoot at Endless Summer Volleyball in Oceanside the place there are two regulation dimension courts within the sand and it’s at all times over 70 levels.

“Some people just want to have a good time and others are looking to seriously compete,” proprietor Robert Phillips says. “We have something for everyone.”

Every Friday evening there may be open play for these 18 and older from 6 p.m. to midnight. One court docket is aggressive the place it’s four-on-four and the opposite is a leisure court docket the place it’s six-on-six. Players can come as a bunch or a single, both method on-line reservations are advised.

Additionally, there’s a full-size bar overlooking the courts serving frozen drinks ($6-$8) and beer bucket specials (5 canned beers for $15).

• WHEN 8 a.m. to 11 p.m., Monday-Friday and Sunday, 8 a.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday
• COST $15 for 3 hours, $25 for the entire evening (From 6 p.m.)
• MORE INFO 516-764-1555, endlesssummervb.com

HIT A SALTWATER SPA  AT FLOATOPIA 

858 E. Jericho Tpke., Huntington Station

Take a break from all of the pressures of life at this spa, which gives a salt cave, infrared sauna, chilly plunge, floatation remedy and private therapeutic massage.

The floatation remedy includes a tank full of 1,000 kilos of Epsom salt, which makes it very dense and buoyant inflicting you to drift on high of the water.

“The water is heated to the same temperature as your skin,” proprietor James Michaels says. “If you turn the lights off, it’s almost like you are floating in outer space.”

The Salt Cave is a complete room lined with Himalayan salt on the partitions and the ground. There’s even a machine that grinds up pharmaceutical grade salt into mud.

“It’s like spending a week at the beach,” Michaels says. “The salt helps with congestion, allergies, headaches, sinus pressure, inflammation and arthritis.”

GO CAMPING AT CATHEDRAL PINES COUNTY PARK

Yaphank-Middle Island Road (South of Route 25), Middle Island

It is likely to be chilly exterior, however the campgrounds are going year-round at Cathedral Pines County Park in Middle Island.

“We are open during the winter for self-contained camping only,” Hillary Hoffman, public relations assistant for Suffolk County Parks, says. “It must be with an RV that meets our self-contained rules like it must have a 5-gallon fresh water holding tank and a flushable toilet. There’s no tent camping in the winter.”

Folks can use the climbing trails, nature trails and mountain biking trails on this 320-acre property. Drone flying is allowed for these with a allow. People may also freely picnic and use the on-site playground.

“About 80 people are camping in the park on any given week during the winter and all spots have electricity,” Hoffman says. “There are flat areas, open fields as well as the wooded trails.”

• WHEN 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m. to six p.m. Saturday-Sunday
• COST $22-$55 an evening (value relies on whether or not the camper proprietor is a resident of Suffolk County or an out of towner)
• MORE INFO 631-852-5502, suffolkcountyny.gov

David J. Criblez is a reporter for Newsday’s exploreLI, masking entertainment-related occasions from native music to stand-up comedy to festivals.