Fire Island surf break

Fire Island surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 06 May 2026 EDT
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Fire Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fire Island sea temperature is
10.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fire Island today?

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 5PM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Afternoon (06 May)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Evening (06 May)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri night, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the N by Thu night).

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
3
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
7
2
S
7
2
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.9
SSW
7
1.3
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.1
S
7
1
S
7
1.2
S
7
1
S
7
1
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.6
ESE
9
1
S
5
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
1
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
422
422
422
340
333
373
176
150
120
103
146
103
100
83
87
67
48
63
75
54
58
82
71
64
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
NW
20
NNW
10
NW
10
N
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
5
N
20
NW
10
NW
20
WNW
20
WSW
30
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:20AM0.74m
11:23PM0.90m
12:05PM0.72m
00:07AM0.87m
12:56PM0.72m
00:59AM0.84m
Low Tide
4:43PM0.18m
5:30AM0.16m
5:32PM0.22m
6:20AM0.17m
6:26PM0.24m
7:12AM0.18m
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
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5:43
5:41
5:41
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7:52
7:52
7:53
7:54
3
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
12
13
13
12
10
10
11
14
14
13
13
11
10
10
12
13
14
15
13
13
11
12
7
8
7
9
10
10
6
8
8
10
10
9
10
6
7
5
6
6
9
11
10
10
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
7
1.4
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.1
S
7
1
S
7
1
S
7
1
S
7
1
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.4
SE
7
0.5
SE
9
0.6
S
6
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
Energy kJ
260
189
176
150
120
103
106
103
100
83
87
67
48
14
40
29
47
46
31
31
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
Energy kJ
2
2
2
8
8
13
19
34
32
30
22
54
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
8
0.3
S
9
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
6
3
4
1
15
5
5
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
7
2
S
7
2
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.9
SSW
7
1.2
S
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
5
1
S
5
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
1
S
6
Energy kJ
422
422
422
340
333
373
146
63
75
35
58
82
71
64
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1185
1185
99
99
85
0
0
0
0
35
93
61
0
0
0
61
35
158
109
0
15
83
93
114
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
1
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
6
5
7
5
7
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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