Fire Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.73° N 72.87° W

Fire Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fire Island sea temperature is
22.6°C
1.4° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 1AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
80
77
60
58
43
43
40
39
27
27
25
25
34
33
23
23
23
16
16
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
20
N
10
N
10
NW
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:54PM0.87m
12:30PM1.02m
00:56AM0.82m
1:38PM1.00m
Low Tide
5:42PM0.12m
5:51AM0.10m
6:41PM0.16m
6:48AM0.14m
7:47PM0.19m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:22
7:21
7:19
 mm
3
1
1
1
5
1
Temp °C
21
21
22
23
22
23
23
25
25
24
26
25
24
24
27
28
23
22
21
Feels °C
21
21
22
24
23
25
24
25
26
26
29
28
25
26
28
29
23
24
22
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