Fire Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.73° N 72.87° W

Fire Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fire Island sea temperature is
24.8° C
2.2° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 11AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (14 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (14 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SE by Sun night).

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
4
0.8
S
5
1.1
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
13
13
8
3
3
3
3
8
3
3
4
4
3
3
6
18
10
28
65
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
15
S
15
S
15
SW
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
E
15
SSE
10
S
5
SW
10
SW
0
W
0
WNW
15
SSE
20
S
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:26AM1.05m
9:44PM1.11m
10:13AM1.05m
10:30PM1.05m
11:00AM1.04m
Low Tide
2:45AM-0.03m
2:59PM0.01m
3:27AM-0.01m
3:45PM0.04m
4:08AM0.02m
4:31PM0.09m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:51
7:50
7:47
 mm
1
Temp °C
24
23
26
26
25
25
24
21
20
20
23
24
23
23
23
23
23
22
24
24
24
23
23
Feels °C
24
23
27
25
24
25
24
21
19
18
21
23
21
22
23
23
25
23
23
22
22
20
21
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