Fire Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.73° N 72.87° W

Fire Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fire Island sea temperature is
25.3° C
2.8° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 3AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (17 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (17 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.8
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.4
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.6
S
7
1.2
SSE
6
1.1
S
6
1
S
7
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
10
12
28
70
134
176
220
123
104
89
68
55
65
65
65
52
61
61
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
NNW
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
0
WSW
15
S
15
S
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:16PM0.98m
11:46AM1.00m
00:03AM0.90m
12:35PM0.96m
Low Tide
4:31PM0.09m
4:49AM0.07m
5:17PM0.14m
5:31AM0.12m
6:07PM0.20m
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:47
7:46
7:45
 mm
1
1
1
21
3
Temp °C
24
22
21
23
23
23
24
26
26
23
22
22
21
22
25
27
26
25
25
Feels °C
21
19
19
19
20
22
27
29
28
24
23
24
22
23
27
29
26
26
26
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