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Fire Island Shore Guide

Robert Moses
State Park

Fire Island Life

Robert Moses State Park sits at the western tip of Fire Island -- the widest white-sand beaches on Long Island, the historic Fire Island Lighthouse (1858), and the car-free national seashore just east.

Today on the Sand

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Water Temp

84°

warm · gentle surf

UV Index

9

very high · 10am–4pm

Beach Crowd

Busy

holiday weekend

Beach Toolkit

Beach Conditions

Surf, tides & water temp

Parking Finder

Garages, lots & meters

Sunset

Sunset countdown & live cam

Dining

Where to eat after the sand

Things to Do

Cruises, sails & tours

Events

What's on this week

Beach Rules

Dogs, drinks, fires, drones

Pick Your Sand

north to south

Field 2

Main family beach, bathhouse, concessions

Families · lifeguards

Field 5

Fishing pier, east end of the park

Fishing · pier

Democrat Point

Westernmost tip, surfers and sunset watchers

Surf · sunset

Fire Island Pines

Ferry from Bay Shore -- LGBTQ+ resort community

Ferry · resort

Ocean Beach

Charming village, ferry from Bay Shore

Village · ferry

Sailors Haven

National Seashore, Sunken Forest hike

National Park · hike

Dolphin Cruises

Open →

Compare daily sails from the marina — wild dolphins on nearly every trip.

Beyond the Beach

day trips

Bay Shore

15 min north

Ferry hub to all Fire Island villages -- restaurants and LIRR

Babylon

20 min west

Village dining and LIRR connection to Manhattan

Captree State Park

5 min west

Fishing and boat basin at Captree -- party boats and charters

Patchogue

35 min east

East end restaurant scene and ferry to Fire Island Davis Park

see you on the sand

Water temp, surf and UV are live from NOAA & Open-Meteo; sunset is computed locally for Robert Moses State Park. Crowd level is a weekday/weekend estimate.

Right now at Robert Moses, the water is 73°F, surf is running 3–4 ft and the air is 74°F. Wind is 13 mph from the S and the UV index peaks at 6 (high) today. Unprotected fair skin burns in about 126 minutes right now, and the strongest stretch runs 1 PM to 3 PM. Today’s tides: High 4:26 AM, Low 9:53 AM, High 4:15 PM, Low 11:32 PM. Dogs are not allowed on this beach.