
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fire Island today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 1AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fire Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SW 5 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | 15 | 15 | 24 | 16 | 50 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 55 | 116 | 153 | 75 | 71 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 1:08AM0.76m | 1:35PM0.89m | 2:21AM0.73m | 2:46PM0.87m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:19PM0.26m | 6:22AM0.27m | 7:16PM0.30m | 7:19AM0.30m | 8:17PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 9 | SE 12 | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 100 | 89 | 75 | 71 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 5 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
15 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 21 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | — | — |
4 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 12 | 50 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 55 | 116 | 153 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 613 | 289 | 289 | 287 | 85 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 613 | 338 | 581 | 265 | 265 | 238 | 238 | 1185 | 1185 | 289 |
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