Fire Island surf break

Fire Island surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 23 Apr 2026 EDT
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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
8.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fire Island today?

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 7PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (23 Apr)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
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)
0.6
SE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.4
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.8
SE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
6
0.8
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
19
32
33
34
33
22
20
12
12
11
11
3
3
4
6
12
18
26
22
25
34
34
35
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
N
20
N
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNW
5
NW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
25
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
1:40PM0.81m
2:01AM0.95m
2:53PM0.83m
3:14AM0.93m
3:59PM0.87m
4:20AM0.92m
Low Tide
6:56PM0.15m
7:52AM0.11m
8:07PM0.18m
8:57AM0.12m
9:17PM0.18m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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6:00
5:58
5:56
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7:37
7:38
7:39
7:42
1
3
7
3
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
18
19
17
15
12
10
8
8
13
12
10
8
7
7
7
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
11
15
15
13
10
8
6
5
4
9
7
6
4
2
1
1
0
-1
-2
-1
-2
-2
-2
-2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.3
SSW
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
6
0.8
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
Energy kJ
26
18
32
33
34
33
22
20
12
12
11
3
2
2
2
4
4
8
4
22
25
34
34
35
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.1
SE
7
0.2
SSW
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
S
8
0.2
S
5
0.1
SE
15
0.1
E
7
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
Energy kJ
10
19
18
12
10
5
5
2
3
3
3
2
3
1
1
2
9
1
8
7
17
16
15
29
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
E
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
8
0.2
E
6
0.1
SE
7
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
7
Energy kJ
14
6
9
5
4
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
4
8
1
1
1
6
5
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.8
SE
5
0.4
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.4
E
4
0.6
E
4
Energy kJ
2
1
1
11
2
3
4
6
12
18
26
5
9
5
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
32
32
18
24
32
32
32
68
613
613
750
613
750
750
750
613
1182
806
806
230
239
239
132
135
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
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