Fire Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.73° N 72.87° W

Fire Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fire Island sea temperature is
22.8°C
1.9° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 6PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (06 Sep)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
7
0.6
ENE
5
0.3
ESE
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
8
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
17
10
25
26
15
23
31
31
19
18
16
15
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
10
ENE
5
SE
10
SSE
0
SW
10
WNW
15
N
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:18PM1.03m
4:58AM0.87m
5:22PM1.07m
5:56AM0.94m
6:16PM1.11m
Low Tide
9:01AM0.17m
10:02PM0.16m
10:09AM0.16m
11:05PM0.13m
11:14AM0.12m
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:15
7:14
7:12
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
19
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
22
25
26
25
24
23
22
20
23
25
25
24
23
Feels °C
18
19
20
19
21
18
17
16
18
21
24
22
22
22
20
18
21
24
23
21
21
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