Fire Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.73° N 72.87° W

Fire Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fire Island sea temperature is
17.6°C
1.2° 

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 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 10PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)--
Afternoon (14 Oct)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (14 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 23°C on Wed night, min 7°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat morning).

Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.2
SSE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.8
SE
4
0.9
SSE
4
1.2
S
5
1.3
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.4
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
82
47
36
25
16
10
10
10
15
15
15
15
21
36
73
105
112
151
173
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
NW
15
N
20
NNW
25
N
25
N
20
NNE
10
ENE
15
E
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
NW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
High Tide
10:53PM0.82m
11:04AM0.96m
11:38PM0.77m
11:48AM0.91m
Low Tide
4:14PM0.14m
4:13AM0.17m
4:56PM0.18m
4:56AM0.22m
5:44PM0.22m
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
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Temp °C
25
23
18
15
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Feels °C
24
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16
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