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Smith Point Surf Report & Forecast, Shirley, New York

Smith Point, Shirley, New York: 2–3 ft, waist high, at 3 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor to Fair. The main swell is 2.7 ft at 6 seconds from the southwest, with a 21 mph offshore wind from the west-northwest, gusting 30 mph. Water is about 59°F, so a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion; the next high tide is 2.4 ft at 6:24 pm.

Poor to Fair

2–3 ft

waist high · occasional 4 ft

Swell from the southwest; wind from the west-northwest at 21 mph, offshore; the beach faces north-northwest.NSWE
first light 6:02 amrating through the daylast light 5:08 pm
Swell
2.7 ft · 6 s · SWplus 1.8 ft · 11 s · SE
Wind
21 mph (WNW), gusts 30offshore
Tide
1.0 ft risinghigh 2.4 ft at 6:24 pm
Water
59°F4/3–5/4 hooded
Air
55°Ffeels like 38°F
Sun
rise 6:31 amset 4:39 pm

Smith Point surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Smith Point: 5 pm, Fair, on a rising high tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Smith Point today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.246-1132–3 ftnow6 am: Poor to Fair7 am: Poor to Fair8 am: Poor9 am: Poor10 am: Poor11 am: Poor12 pm: Poor to Fair1 pm: Poor to Fair2 pm: Poor to Fair3 pm: Poor to Fair4 pm: Poor to Fair5 pm: Fair6a9a12p3p☀ 6:31 am4:39 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Smith Point tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.246-1132–2 ft6 am: Fair7 am: Fair8 am: Poor to Fair9 am: Poor to Fair10 am: Poor to Fair11 am: Poor12 pm: Poor1 pm: Poor2 pm: Poor3 pm: Poor4 pm: Poor5 pm: Poor6a9a12p3pratingwind

Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.

Best-rated hour tomorrow at Smith Point: 6 am, Fair, on a rising high tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Mon, Nov 9, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am2–3 ftPoor to Fair16 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 222.4 ft
7 am2–3 ftPoor to Fair16 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 222.3 ft
8 am2–3 ftPoor17 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 251.9 ft
9 am2–3 ftPoor19 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 271.4 ft
10 am2–3 ftPoor22 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 310.8 ft
11 am2–3 ftPoor21 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 300.2 ft
12 pm2–3 ftPoor to Fair19 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 28-0.0 ft
1 pm2–3 ftPoor to Fair21 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 300.1 ft
2 pm2–3 ftPoor to Fair21 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 300.4 ft
3 pmnow2–3 ftPoor to Fair22 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 321.0 ft
4 pm2–3 ftPoor to Fair21 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 301.6 ft
5 pm2–3 ftFair19 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 272.1 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am2 ftFair13 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 181.8 ft
7 am2 ftFair13 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 182.0 ft
8 am2 ftPoor to Fair14 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 202.1 ft
9 am2 ftPoor to Fair15 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 211.8 ft
10 am2 ftPoor to Fair15 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 201.4 ft
11 am2 ftPoor16 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 220.9 ft
12 pm2 ftPoor18 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 250.5 ft
1 pm2 ftPoor19 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 270.3 ft
2 pm2 ftPoor19 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 270.5 ft
3 pm2 ftPoor18 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 260.8 ft
4 pm2 ftPoor18 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 261.4 ft
5 pm2 ftPoor18 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 252.0 ft

Smith Point waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 3 pm, sets at Smith Point arrive about every minute with about 2 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and hollow.

Set rhythm: about 2 waves per set every minute, with about 39 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 2.8 ft faces
Waves per set
about 2
Sets
every minute or so, each lasting about 5 s
Lulls
about 39 s between breaking waves
How they break
Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
Shape
Hollowwhich means throwing, barreling waves
Breaking
9% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
strong, about 1.2 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Smith Point surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Smith Point: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 9 at 2–3 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Fair). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 0–1 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 0–1 ft and Poor.

Smith Point surf height by day for the next 10 days, in feet, with each day's best rating and main swell direction. Days 11 to 16 are in the Current app.this weekend2462–3Mon, Nov 9: FairMonNov 92–2Tue, Nov 10: FairTueNov 101–2Wed, Nov 11: PoorWedNov 111–3Thu, Nov 12: PoorThuNov 121–2Fri, Nov 13: FairFriNov 130–1Sat, Nov 14: PoorSatNov 140–1Sun, Nov 15: PoorSunNov 150–0Mon, Nov 16: PoorMonNov 160–1Tue, Nov 17: PoorTueNov 171–1Wed, Nov 18: PoorWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

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Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.

The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
Smith Point 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 92–3 ftFair2.6 ft · 6 s · SW17 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 2521 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 305 pm
Tue, Nov 102 ftFair1.5 ft · 11 s · SE14 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 2019 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 276 am
Wed, Nov 111–2 ftPoor1.8 ft · 7 s · S10 mph cross-shore (WNW)9 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 1410 am
Thu, Nov 121–3 ftPoor0.8 ft · 9 s · ESE13 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 1832 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 415 pm
Fri, Nov 131–2 ftFair2.4 ft · 7 s · ESE20 mph offshore (NNE)18 mph offshore (N)9 am
Sat, Nov 140–1 ftPoor0.6 ft · 8 s · E18 mph offshore (NNW)18 mph offshore (NW)6 am
Sun, Nov 150–1 ftPoor0.3 ft · 12 s · ESE17 mph offshore (NW), gusts 2516 mph offshore (NW), gusts 2410 am
Mon, Nov 16flat (under 1 ft)Poor0.1 ft · 5 s · WSW14 mph offshore (NW), gusts 2312 mph offshore (NW), gusts 2110 am
Tue, Nov 170–1 ftPoor—10 mph offshore (NNE), gusts 158 mph offshore (N)4 pm
Wed, Nov 181 ftPoor—8 mph offshore (NW)8 mph offshore (WNW)4 pm
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Smith Point are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Smith Point tide chart and tide times

Tides at Smith Point today, Monday, Nov 9: high 2.4 ft at 6:20 am, low 0.0 ft at 12:13 pm and high 2.4 ft at 6:24 pm. At 3 pm the tide is 1.0 ft and rising.

Tide height at Smith Point, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-2-101234Sun, Nov 8Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 1.0 ft, risingHigh 2.4 ft6:20 amLow 0.0 ft12:13 pmHigh 2.4 ft6:24 pmLow -0.6 ft12:59 amHigh 2.1 ft7:36 amLow 0.3 ft1:04 pmHigh 2.8 ft7:27 pmLow -0.4 ft2:15 amHigh 1.8 ft8:38 amLow 0.4 ft1:54 pmHigh 2.8 ft8:28 pmLow -0.2 ft3:16 am
Tide height at Smith Point, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Smith Point tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9High 2.4 ft at 6:20 amLow 0.0 ft at 12:13 pmHigh 2.4 ft at 6:24 pm
Tue, Nov 10Low -0.6 ft at 12:59 amHigh 2.1 ft at 7:36 amLow 0.3 ft at 1:04 pmHigh 2.8 ft at 7:27 pm
Wed, Nov 11Low -0.4 ft at 2:15 amHigh 1.8 ft at 8:38 amLow 0.4 ft at 1:54 pmHigh 2.8 ft at 8:28 pm
Thu, Nov 12Low -0.2 ft at 3:16 amHigh 2.1 ft at 9:56 amLow 1.1 ft at 2:40 pmHigh 3.5 ft at 9:30 pm
Fri, Nov 13Low 0.7 ft at 4:24 amHigh 2.5 ft at 10:46 amLow 1.5 ft at 3:45 pmHigh 3.5 ft at 10:21 pm
Sat, Nov 14Low 0.5 ft at 5:50 amHigh 1.9 ft at 11:52 amLow 1.2 ft at 4:23 pmHigh 3.2 ft at 11:17 pm
Sun, Nov 15Low 0.3 ft at 7 amHigh 1.3 ft at 12:28 pmLow 0.6 ft at 5:06 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 2.7 ft at 12:09 amLow 0.0 ft at 7:47 amHigh 0.8 ft at 1:10 pmLow 0.3 ft at 5:35 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 2.6 ft at 12:57 amLow 0.1 ft at 8:23 amHigh 0.8 ft at 1:28 pmLow 0.1 ft at 6:12 pm

Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.

Smith Point water temperature

The water temperature at Smith Point is about 59°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 38°F and a 21 mph wind, a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays near 59°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 59 degrees, 4/3–5/4 hooded; 59 to 59 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood59°F now

Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.

Surf spots near Smith Point

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About Smith Point

Smith Point is a beach break in Shirley, Suffolk County, New York, facing south-southeast. Also called Smith Point County Park and Fire Island.

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