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About longisland.fish

Every Long Island angler knows the pre-trip ritual: check the tide app, check the weather app, pull up the buoy data, look up the regulations, watch a recent YouTube report. By the time you've pieced it all together, you've burned twenty minutes across five different tabs — and you still aren't sure if the wind is going to cooperate.

We built longisland.fish because we were tired of that routine. The data was always out there — NOAA, the National Weather Service, the National Data Buoy Center — it just wasn't in one place. So we built the dashboard we wished existed: real-time conditions, a 3-day forecast, tide info, water temps, and the latest fishing content, all in one view, optimized for the specific shores and waterways of Long Island.

Built by Long Island anglers, for Long Island anglers.

What You Get

  • Shore-specific conditions — Switch between North Shore (Long Island Sound) and South Shore (Atlantic/bays) to see data relevant to where you're actually fishing.
  • Real-time wind & water — Current wind speed and direction from NDBC offshore buoys, plus water temperature averaged across multiple NOAA monitoring stations.
  • Tide data — Tide stage and predictions pulled directly from NOAA CO-OPS, updated every 15 minutes.
  • 3-day forecast — Marine-area weather from the National Weather Service, including active alerts for Long Island coastal zones.
  • Latest fishing content — Recent videos from top Long Island fishing creators, fishing reports, and regulation updates from NOAA Fisheries and ASMFC — aggregated automatically so you don't have to go looking.

Our Data Sources

  • NOAA CO-OPS — Tide predictions and water temperature from monitoring stations across Long Island Sound and the New York Bight.
  • NDBC Buoy 44025 — Offshore wind speed, direction, and wave data from the National Data Buoy Center.
  • National Weather Service (NWS) — Gridded forecasts and active marine alerts for Long Island coastal zones.
  • NOAA Fisheries & ASMFC — Federal and interstate regulation updates affecting Long Island recreational anglers.

Disclaimer

All data is provided for trip planning purposes only. Conditions on the water can change rapidly — always verify forecasts through official sources before heading out. For current fishing regulations, visit NY DEC and NOAA Fisheries.

Get In Touch

Know of a North Shore webcam? Run a Long Island fishing YouTube channel and want to be featured? Have a suggestion or spotted an error in the data? Drop us a line.