Sports
West Islip Fish and Surf Report: July 7
A daily look at the water and weather conditions near the sea.
Here's a look at the weather and sea conditions near West Islip today:
Weather: Hazy hot and humid, high 97
* Heat advisory in effect from 11 a.m. this morning until 7 p.m. this evening
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*air quality alert (ground level ozone elevated)
Heat Index: 102
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UV Index: 9 (very high)
Fishing
Season: Fluke, Bluefish, Striped Bass
Overview: Captreefishfinder.com reports 10am fluke trips excellent fluke action this week ...all fishing took place in the bay with the pool fish weighing between 5 and 7 pounds each day ..quite of few anglers with their limits..the boat saw 8 to 20 keepers plus loads of shorts to keep everyone busy.
Best Lures: (Bluefish only) ML-007 Diamond Jigs, (red and green), 5" Bass Assassins (white and pink)
Catch of the Day: 5lb fluke, caught in The Great South Bay.
Catch of the Week: 7.46lb fluke, caught in Great South Bay
Quote of the day: "bass and bluefish trips saw good fishing mainly blues in the 2 to 6 lbs range and a decent number of bass and weakfish mixed in, fish caught on bass assassins and diamond jigs."
Marine Forecast
Advisories: No Advisories
Water temperature- Bay: 80 Ocean: 69
Waves: Bay: 1-2' Ocean: 2-3'
Wind: northeast this morning, 5-10 knots, becoming southeast this afternoon
Tides: (Fire Island Inlet) Low: 10:26 a.m. High: 4:22 p.m.
Sunrise: 5:28 a.m. Sunset: 8:26 p.m.
Visibility: 10 miles
Surf Report
Overview: light winds this morning will become easterly this afternoon bringing a slight wind swell to the beaches today and this evening.
Swell: south Waves: 2-3' Wind: southeast 10 mph Water Temp: 69
Forecast: High pressure will stay west of the area waters through Thursday but a cold front will approach and push across Saturday and Sunday, kicking up some wind swell. There are no tropical weather systems that will impact area waters through the weekend.