Fire Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.73° N 72.87° W

Fire Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fire Island sea temperature is
22.6°C
1.5° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 3PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (03 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (03 Sep)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
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)
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
41
39
39
27
61
25
57
34
24
23
32
23
17
15
10
10
10
9
9
22
23
19
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
10
SW
20
W
15
WNW
20
WSW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
15
SW
10
NW
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
10
N
20
N
15
NNE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
12:30PM1.02m
00:56AM0.82m
1:38PM1.00m
2:17AM0.79m
3:00PM1.00m
Low Tide
5:51AM0.10m
6:41PM0.16m
6:48AM0.14m
7:47PM0.19m
7:53AM0.17m
8:55PM0.19m
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:21
7:19
7:16
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
Temp °C
22
22
24
24
25
24
22
23
22
22
25
28
28
28
25
22
21
21
22
25
23
22
20
Feels °C
24
24
25
24
26
27
21
24
23
25
28
31
29
29
24
20
19
18
18
23
21
21
19
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