Fire Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.73° N 72.87° W

Fire Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fire Island sea temperature is
22.6°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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 12PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (02 Sep)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (02 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
6
1
ESE
6
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.9
SSE
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
94
64
79
92
80
77
60
58
41
44
49
30
27
33
25
25
24
17
23
23
23
18
19
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
5
SSW
15
SSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
5
W
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
NE
15
SSW
10
SW
15
WNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:35AM1.04m
11:54PM0.87m
12:30PM1.02m
00:56AM0.82m
1:38PM1.00m
Low Tide
5:00AM0.06m
5:42PM0.12m
5:51AM0.10m
6:41PM0.16m
6:48AM0.14m
7:47PM0.19m
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6:18
6:18
6:20
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7:22
7:21
7:19
 mm
1
1
2
1
2
1
4
1
Temp °C
19
19
20
21
21
21
22
23
23
23
23
25
27
27
26
25
23
22
24
25
23
23
22
Feels °C
18
17
19
20
20
21
24
26
24
25
24
25
28
30
29
28
26
24
26
25
26
24
23
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