Flies Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Long Island New York, USA)

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Flies Surf Guide

Flies_1 in Long Island NY is an exposed beach/Jetty break that has quite consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the northwest. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the optimum swell angle is from the southwest. The beach break offers mainly right hand waves. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Surfing here means negotiating dangerous rips.

Flies Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach/jetty	2	fairly consistent	9.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Flies:

The best conditions reported for surf at Flies occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Flies (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Flies with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 34% of the time in January while 18% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 48% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

34%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

18%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

48%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Flies Location Map

Interactive Flies 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 Flies is The Francis S Gabreski (West Hampton Beach) Airport (FOK) in USA, 14 km (9 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Flies is Long Island Mac Arthur (Islip) Airport (ISP), also in USA, 54 km (34 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.

Flies Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 01:06 Local Time

m, °C	Mon	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Wave (m)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Period (s)	6	6	6	7
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross- on	cross	cross

What does Flies look like?

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Credit: luciano bagan

Tides at Flies

Current tide and informaton

For Shinnecock Inlet (ocean), Long Island, New York, 1 km from Flies.

Next High Water: 10:45am | 0.81m

Next Low Water: 03:56am | 0.1m

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Flies Sea Temperature

The water temperature (9.3 °C) at Flies 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.