Captree, New York Weather
Captree, New York — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Captree, Suffolk County.
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About Captree, New York
Captree is a place where the land surrenders itself to the sea, a sliver of Suffolk County that breathes salt and wind. It lies 4.9 miles south-south-east of West Islip, NY (from West Islip, NY: bearing 149°T), and is situated 6.4 miles south-south-west of Islip. Here, the Great South Bay stretches wide and blue, a shimmering expanse dotted with the hulls of pleasure craft, their masts like skeletal fingers reaching for the sky. The air, thick with the brine of the Atlantic just beyond, carries the cries of gulls and the distant thrum of engines, a constant reminder of the watery dominion that defines this locale. Low-lying dunes, sparsely tufted with sea grass, form a delicate, shifting barrier against the ocean's might, their sandy faces etched with the ceaseless caress of the breeze. The light, especially in the late afternoon, casts a golden haze over the marshes, transforming the reeds into burnished copper and painting the water with streaks of rose and violet. This coastal outpost, Captree, has long been a nexus for those who seek fortune on the waves. Its history is inextricably linked to the bounty of the sea, a tradition that continues to shape its economy. Charter fishing fleets, their decks worn smooth by decades of service, still ply the waters, their captains possessing an inherited knowledge of the tides and the habits of the deep. The scent of fried seafood and freshly caught fish hangs perpetually in the air near the marinas, a testament to the enduring allure of the ocean's larder. The causeway that leads to Captree State Park, a marvel of engineering that stitches this island fragment to the mainland, itself feels like a gateway to a different kind of existence, one dictated by the ebb and flow of the tides and the timeless call of the horizon.
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| Location | Captree, Suffolk County, New York |
| Coordinates | 40.6449°N, 73.2575°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 11702 |
| Area Code | 516 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Captree, New York Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Captree, New York, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Captree includes coordinates 40.644900°N, 73.257500°W, situated in Suffolk County. ZIP code 11702. Telephone area code: 516. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
