Fire Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.73° N 72.87° W

Fire Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fire Island sea temperature is
24.0° C
2.1° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 3PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Afternoon (17 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (17 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.1
SE
14
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
5
1
S
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.1
S
6
1
S
7
1
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
9
8
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
11
12
14
25
62
146
203
100
92
106
85
63
62
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
15
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
25
W
25
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
10:42AM1.00m
10:57PM1.08m
11:34AM0.99m
11:48PM1.00m
12:26PM0.97m
Low Tide
3:56AM-0.05m
4:08PM0.03m
4:42AM-0.01m
4:59PM0.08m
5:27AM0.03m
5:51PM0.14m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:35
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:20
8:19
8:19
 mm
3
24
1
2
2
Temp °C
23
23
26
26
25
24
24
24
24
24
25
22
22
23
23
22
23
22
22
26
27
26
24
Feels °C
23
21
24
23
22
22
23
24
25
24
24
23
22
24
22
19
22
20
18
22
24
24
22
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