Fire Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.73° N 72.87° W

Fire Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fire Island sea temperature is
22.5° C
0.1° 

Fire Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Fire Island today (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 9AM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)6ft (1.8m)6s
Afternoon (29 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Evening (29 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

Table - waves today at Fire Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
3
3
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
6
1.8
SSE
6
1.9
SSE
7
2
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
0.9
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
S
8
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
S
8
0.7
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
98
171
241
316
357
219
159
126
94
146
111
157
128
103
83
66
66
63
42
103
72
67
43
53
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
W
10
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
S
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:20AM0.84m
8:27PM1.02m
8:55AM0.86m
9:00PM1.01m
9:27AM0.88m
9:32PM1.00m
Low Tide
1:39AM0.12m
1:34PM0.13m
2:16AM0.09m
2:16PM0.11m
2:53AM0.06m
2:58PM0.09m
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:45
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:09
8:08
8:07
 mm
5
9
9
2
1
Temp °C
23
21
22
23
24
23
23
21
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
22
23
22
22
22
Feels °C
21
22
23
24
25
22
23
19
17
17
18
17
17
18
18
19
20
20
21
23
23
21
22
23
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