Fire Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.73° N 72.87° W

Issued: 1 pm 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fire Island sea temperature is
17.0° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (18 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 10PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (18 Jun)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (18 Jun)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu night, min 18°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
6
2.1
S
7
2.2
S
7
2
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.6
SSW
8
1.4
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.5
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
214
400
524
466
355
255
187
160
164
359
266
316
187
153
94
71
51
70
86
82
74
66
50
29
Wind (km/h)
40
S
40
SSW
35
SW
35
WSW
25
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
30
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
25
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:05AM0.94m
11:19PM1.09m
12:02PM0.94m
00:15AM1.02m
12:59PM0.94m
1:13AM0.95m
Low Tide
4:25PM0.04m
5:10AM-0.01m
5:22PM0.09m
6:02AM0.03m
6:21PM0.15m
6:55AM0.08m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:20
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:24
8:24
8:24
8:25
 mm
Temp °C
22
24
25
28
27
25
21
20
22
23
23
24
22
20
19
19
21
24
25
23
20
19
18
20
Feels °C
18
19
22
24
23
21
17
16
17
18
19
21
18
15
13
13
15
19
20
18
17
16
15
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
2
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.3
S
8
0.1
SE
13
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.5
S
8
Energy kJ
8
8
8
466
345
255
187
160
164
217
7
230
187
153
94
71
51
70
86
82
74
66
50
29
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.4
SSW
6
Energy kJ
1
1
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
7
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
1
1
1
7
7
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
6
2.1
S
7
2.2
S
7
1.9
SSW
7
1.8
SW
7
0.5
WNW
4
1.6
SSW
8
1.4
S
8
1.5
S
8
0.5
NW
3
0.3
WNW
2
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
Energy kJ
214
400
524
372
355
12
359
266
316
5
1
1
2
2
2
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
3308
3278
3308
240
104
139
0
102
102
102
102
61
0
109
111
750
111
0
0
15
0
0
15
83
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
3
4
2
2
2
3
3
1
3
3
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
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