Fire Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.73° N 72.87° W

Fire Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fire Island sea temperature is
22.5°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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 11AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (01 Sep)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (01 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu night, min 20°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
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)
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
SE
12
1.2
E
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
0.6
SE
10
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
12
12
7
7
17
74
98
69
102
134
121
107
90
75
60
60
67
67
54
42
27
25
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
E
10
SE
15
S
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
W
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:47AM1.05m
11:04PM0.91m
11:35AM1.04m
11:54PM0.87m
12:30PM1.02m
Low Tide
4:16AM0.04m
4:49PM0.09m
5:00AM0.06m
5:42PM0.12m
5:51AM0.10m
6:41PM0.16m
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6:16
6:18
6:18
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7:23
7:22
7:21
 mm
1
1
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1
4
Temp °C
22
22
23
24
24
24
22
21
21
20
21
21
20
20
21
22
21
22
23
24
24
24
26
Feels °C
24
24
24
26
26
28
24
23
21
18
20
19
19
20
22
24
23
23
25
25
24
25
27
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