Tobay beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Long Island New York, USA)

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Tobay beach Surf Guide

Tobay beach in Long Island New York is an exposed sandbar break that has quite consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the north northwest. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the south southeast. Good surf at all stages of the tide. The location means that it never gets crowded.

Tobay beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Sandbar	2	fairly consistent	11.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Tobay beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Tobay beach occur when a South-southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North-northwest.

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

septemberBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Tobay beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of September. Clean surfable waves are typically found 33% of the time in September while 57% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 10% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

33%

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

blown out

57%

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

too small

10%

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

Explore Tobay beach Location Map

Interactive Tobay beach 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 Tobay beach is John F Kennedy International (New York) Airport (JFK) in USA, 30 km (19 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Tobay beach is Long Island Mac Arthur (Islip) Airport (ISP), also in USA, 35 km (22 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.

Tobay beach Surf Forecasts:

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Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 12:31 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM
Wave (m)	S	S	S	S
Period (s)	7	7	7	7
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on

Tides at Tobay beach

Current tide and informaton

For Fire Island Breakwater, Long Island, New York, 11 km from Tobay beach.

Next High Water: 11:13pm | 1.27m

Next Low Water: 04:41pm | 0.3m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Tobay beach Sea Temperature

The water temperature (11.3 °C) at Tobay beach is quite cold. If the sun shines as forecast, it should feel warm enough to get away with a good sealed spring wetsuit but you won't overheat in a winter wetsuit, gloves boots and a hood. Effective windchill factor of (12.0 °C).

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.