Fire Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.73° N 72.87° W

Fire Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fire Island sea temperature is
16.1°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 (29 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 2AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (29 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (29 Oct)1ft (0.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sat afternoon).

Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.6
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
33
32
31
23
23
15
14
14
14
13
18
19
16
17
14
24
25
25
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
25
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:49PM0.91m
10:09AM1.13m
10:46PM0.87m
11:06AM1.09m
Low Tide
3:28PM-0.04m
3:30AM-0.00m
4:18PM-0.01m
4:21AM0.04m
5:13PM0.03m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
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14
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12
10
Feels °C
10
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