Fire Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.73° N 72.87° W

Fire Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fire Island sea temperature is
17.0°C
1.4° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 3AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 2.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)8ft (2.4m)10s
Afternoon (21 Oct)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (21 Oct)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Wed night, light winds from the NNE by Fri afternoon).

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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)
2
1
2
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1
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
3
E
10
2.4
E
10
3
E
10
3
E
10
3
E
10
3
E
10
3
E
10
2.2
E
10
2
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1374
996
1155
1347
1448
1102
1649
1718
1752
1601
2225
1006
742
644
551
550
445
321
216
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
40
N
35
N
35
N
30
N
20
N
20
NNW
30
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:02PM0.85m
4:41AM0.83m
4:52PM0.87m
5:23AM0.89m
5:35PM0.91m
Low Tide
9:26PM0.22m
9:46AM0.24m
10:16PM0.17m
10:40AM0.19m
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clear
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cloud
cloud
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cloud
part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
18
15
13
11
10
8
9
12
12
10
9
10
10
10
12
16
17
15
14
Feels °C
12
9
6
3
2
0
1
4
4
2
1
2
1
1
4
9
11
10
7
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