Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fire Island today (17 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 12AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fire Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri night, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri night, light winds from the NE by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 9 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 6 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 72 | 82 | 91 | 78 | 51 | 28 | 29 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 56 | 66 | 75 | 147 | 149 | 166 | 79 | 79 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:31AM0.74m | 12:40PM0.87m | 1:38AM0.72m | 1:44PM0.84m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:44PM0.22m | 5:45AM0.27m | 6:37PM0.25m | 6:42AM0.30m | 7:35PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 9 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 13 | 3 | 91 | 78 | 51 | 28 | 29 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 107 | 89 | 35 | 51 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | E 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 32 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 7 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | SW 6 | NW 2 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 72 | 82 | 80 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 36 | 56 | 66 | 75 | 147 | 149 | 166 | 79 | 79 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1176 | 102 | 0 | 1495 | 338 | 111 | 750 | 750 | 750 | 786 | 750 | 883 | 883 | 238 | 69 | 40 | 892 | 892 | 888 |
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