The Fire Island, NY marine forecast covers live wind speed and gusts, tide predictions, wave conditions, and major and minor solunar feeding times, updated continuously from NOAA and Open-Meteo. The strongest fishing windows usually line up with the moving tide and the solunar periods shown below — check current conditions before you head out.
By Steve Wilson, lifelong angler & founder of My Marine Forecast
Last updated: Sep 15, 2026, 8:00 AM
On Tuesday, September 15, Fire Island, NY sees high tide at 1:21 AM (0.7 ft) and 1:48 PM (0.8 ft), low tide at 8:04 AM (0.1 ft) and 8:38 PM (0.1 ft). Winds 2–14 mph from the E gusting to 22 mph. Air temperatures 57–68°F. The strongest fishing windows line up with the moving water around each tide change, roughly an hour on either side.
Today's Tides · Oak Beach (Station 8515336)
| High tide | 1:21 AM | 0.7 ft |
| Low tide | 8:04 AM | 0.1 ft |
| High tide | 1:48 PM | 0.8 ft |
| Low tide | 8:38 PM | 0.1 ft |
Wind
2–14 mph E
Gusts
22 mph
Air Temp
57–68°F
Tides from NOAA Station 8515336 · wind & temperature from Open-Meteo. Open the live forecast for hourly charts and the 7-day outlook.
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Fire Island is a barrier island running along the south shore of Long Island, and the inlets and back bays that separate it from the mainland are highly productive. Fire Island Inlet, Democrat Point, and the Great South Bay all hold striped bass and bluefish in season. The island is mostly ferry-access only, which keeps shore fishing pressure on the surf side relatively low.
The Democrat Point surf at Fire Island Inlet is one of Long Island's best striper spots outside of Montauk. Fall runs push bass through the inlet rip, and surfcasters who know the structure around the point do very well in October and November. The ocean beach also produces bass and bluefish when bait is present along the sand.
The bay side of Fire Island holds excellent fluke fishing in Summer, particularly in the channels between the island and the mainland. The bay is also outstanding blue claw crabbing territory — worth noting for multi-species trips when the wind picks up.
Fire Island Inlet is notoriously shallow and conditions at the bar change with every swell. Local knowledge of the channel position matters for safe navigation. Check the tide chart above for the NOAA predictions nearest the inlet before making the run outside.
Spring: Striped bass work down the beach in April and May, with the ocean surf around Democrat Point and Robert Moses picking up steam as sand eels and bunker arrive. Weakfish slide into Great South Bay in May, a fishery with good years and lean ones. Fluke open in the bay channels, and bluefish crash the inlet by mid May.
Summer: Fluke drifting in Fire Island Inlet and the bay channels is the steady summer program, with keepers holding in the deeper sloughs on moving water. Surf anglers pick at stripers in the dark, blues and kingfish by day. Sharks cruise the ocean side, and porgies and blowfish keep bay fishing lively for small boats and dock anglers.
Fall: The fall run puts Democrat Point on the map: albies and bonito in late September, then striper and bluefish blitzes through October and November as bait pours out of the inlet on the ebb. The western beaches fish best on northwest winds. Blackfish open on the inlet rocks and wrecks, closing out the year.
Winter: Fire Island in winter is largely a walk on an empty beach. A few holdover stripers sit in the deeper bay holes and near the Robert Moses bridges, and herring show sporadically. Most access points are quiet from January through March, and the fishery restarts with the striper opener and new bait in April.
Democrat Point at the island's western tip, reached through Robert Moses State Park, is the premier rip and blitz spot where Fire Island Inlet meets the open ocean. Robert Moses State Park itself offers miles of surf plus night-fishing and four-wheel-drive permits. The Fire Island Lighthouse beach is a landmark stretch of structure-rich surf. Great South Bay behind the island holds fluke, weakfish and stripers, and Moriches Inlet at the eastern end gives the far communities their own tide-driven fishery.