Fire Island surf break

Fire Island surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 23 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
12.4° 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 7PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (23 May)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (23 May)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sun morning, light winds from the NNE by Mon night).

Sat
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
7
0.9
ESE
7
1
SE
7
1.1
SE
6
1.5
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
2.2
SE
8
2.4
SE
8
2.5
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.4
SE
9
2.5
ESE
9
2.1
SE
9
1.9
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.4
SE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
SE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
69
88
93
108
200
355
594
811
958
1202
968
1109
673
525
399
295
230
224
175
151
109
106
84
84
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
E
35
ESE
40
E
40
E
45
E
40
E
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
W
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NNE
5
NE
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
2:30PM0.90m
2:47AM0.92m
3:31PM0.92m
3:50AM0.89m
4:27PM0.95m
4:47AM0.87m
Low Tide
7:50PM0.19m
8:26AM0.12m
8:57PM0.20m
9:20AM0.13m
9:59PM0.20m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:26
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:08
8:09
8:10
1
2
3
3
4
2
4
5
4
2
1
Temp °C
14
12
10
10
9
9
9
8
10
11
11
12
12
13
11
12
12
14
18
18
18
17
17
16
8
6
5
5
1
1
1
-1
2
6
6
8
10
11
9
11
11
13
17
17
18
17
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
2.5
SE
9
2.4
ESE
9
2.1
SE
9
1.9
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.4
SE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
SE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
Energy kJ
69
88
7
7
1002
904
673
525
399
295
230
224
175
151
109
106
84
84
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
17
0.4
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
Energy kJ
7
7
7
6
11
19
27
38
39
56
58
58
44
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
0.1
SE
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
1
11
5
10
5
5
5
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
7
1.1
SE
6
1.5
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
2.2
SE
8
2.4
SE
8
2.5
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.4
SE
9
2.5
ESE
9
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
6
Energy kJ
93
108
200
355
594
811
958
1202
968
1109
18
26
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
69
485
485
135
126
485
485
485
267
264
264
503
40
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
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Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
2
2
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
7
9
9
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