Fire Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.73° N 72.87° W

Fire Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fire Island sea temperature is
23.1° C
0.5° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 7PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (03 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (03 Aug)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NE by Tue morning).

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
2
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
S
8
2.1
S
8
2.3
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.9
S
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
703
637
749
461
393
309
264
181
142
89
69
51
54
51
104
181
143
108
79
75
70
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
E
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
20
NE
20
NNW
10
WNW
10
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:15AM0.94m
11:25PM0.91m
12:00PM0.96m
00:12AM0.86m
12:52PM0.97m
Low Tide
5:10PM0.11m
5:29AM0.06m
6:02PM0.13m
6:17AM0.07m
7:01PM0.16m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:05
8:04
8:01
 mm
5
3
2
3
2
1
Temp °C
24
24
26
24
22
22
21
21
23
23
24
23
23
22
22
22
24
26
26
25
25
Feels °C
22
24
26
23
21
22
21
22
23
21
22
22
24
23
23
22
26
27
26
27
27
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