Fire Island surf break

Fire Island surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 11 Jan 2026 EST
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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
4.1° C
(Which is 2.7°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Fire Island today?

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 1AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 11). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (12 Jan)3ft (0.9m)6s

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

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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
S
1.2
S
1
S
0.8
S
0.6
S
0.4
S
0.3
SSE
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.8
SW
1
SW
0.9
SSW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
S
1.4
SSW
1.3
S
Period(s) (?)8888881099666666665567777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)273195129824420182414467166120855822273772131206225203161
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:58PM
0.63
2:38AM
0.76
3:01PM
0.60
3:34AM
0.77
3:59PM
0.60
4:23AM
0.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:10PM
0.06
8:01AM
0.14
8:00PM
0.08
8:59AM
0.14
8:51PM
0.08
9:54AM
0.12
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise------7:13-------7:13-------7:13-
Sunset4:43-------4:45-------4:45-------
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C732-1-1-1024554323456677666
Feels °C (?)0-7-9-12-11-10-9-7-5-4-4-4-5-5-3-3-1-1-2-1-2-2-10
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