Fire Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.73° N 72.87° W

Fire Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fire Island sea temperature is
22.7°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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 9AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (30 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun night, min 21°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.7
SSW
5
0.7
S
5
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
24
24
24
18
18
22
25
18
17
17
10
10
16
16
15
14
13
12
7
7
7
17
74
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
W
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NNE
10
NE
5
E
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross
cross
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
9:26AM1.02m
9:40PM1.00m
10:04AM1.04m
10:20PM0.96m
10:47AM1.05m
Low Tide
2:57AM0.03m
3:18PM0.05m
3:36AM0.03m
4:02PM0.06m
4:16AM0.04m
4:49PM0.09m
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part cloud
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clear
part cloud
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light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:27
7:25
7:23
 mm
1
1
4
Temp °C
22
22
22
23
23
24
27
24
24
23
22
23
23
23
22
23
23
23
22
25
26
25
24
21
Feels °C
20
20
20
20
19
22
26
24
23
23
22
24
23
23
23
25
25
25
24
26
27
26
26
22
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