Fire Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.73° N 72.87° W

Fire Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fire Island sea temperature is
23.2°C
1.3° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 8AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (24 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (24 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon night, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.6
S
6
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
45
39
40
30
37
28
36
30
22
18
18
18
17
17
18
18
17
31
29
39
61
64
62
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
25
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
25
SW
15
WSW
10
W
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:54AM0.79m
6:09PM0.97m
6:36AM0.83m
6:49PM1.00m
7:14AM0.87m
7:25PM1.02m
Low Tide
10:48AM0.24m
11:43PM0.22m
11:40AM0.21m
00:26AM0.17m
12:27PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:37
7:35
7:32
 mm
Temp °C
24
23
23
24
24
24
25
24
22
20
20
23
23
24
24
22
20
19
19
22
22
23
23
23
Feels °C
23
22
21
21
21
22
21
22
20
18
18
21
19
22
23
20
18
18
19
22
19
21
22
22
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