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Fire Island surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 24 Jan 2026 EST
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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
3.8° C
 (Which is 1.9°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fire Island today?

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 8PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (24 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (24 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
1.5
E
2.1
ESE
2.5
ESE
3
ESE
3
E
1.8
ESE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.1
SSE
0.6
S
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)12121211111111101010578999101010101091010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)47484745434240363636126363883144113014905674974544073052017164
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
20
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
40
E
45
ENE
45
ENE
35
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
25
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:49AM
0.77
11:28PM
0.82
11:40AM
0.72
12:27AM
0.83
12:43PM
0.66
1:38AM
0.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:55PM
-0.10
5:30AM
-0.01
5:46PM
-0.07
6:32AM
0.02
6:43PM
-0.05
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Sunrise--------7:07-------7:07-------
Sunset--4:58-------4:59-------5:00-----
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C-13-11-10-11-11-11-11-10-10-6-4-10100-3-2-2-5-7-7-9-10
Feels °C (?)-22-19-18-19-18-17-17-16-18-15-14-12-11-8-6-5-9-9-12-16-18-17-18-18
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