Fire Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.73° N 72.87° W

Fire Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fire Island sea temperature is
22.3°C
1.9° 

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 (13 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 11PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)--
Afternoon (13 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (13 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun night, min 15°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon morning).

Sun
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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)
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.6
E
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.4
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
43
47
37
36
29
29
28
28
27
26
25
18
18
18
20
39
14
8
8
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
SW
15
SW
20
NNW
25
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
20
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
20
E
10
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:01PM1.00m
10:23AM1.07m
10:43PM0.94m
11:04AM1.02m
Low Tide
3:20PM0.06m
3:32AM0.06m
4:01PM0.10m
4:09AM0.11m
4:44PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:04
7:01
7:00
 mm
Temp °C
23
22
23
23
22
19
20
22
22
21
19
17
16
15
16
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
25
25
25
25
22
15
14
16
17
16
14
12
12
12
13
15
15
16
15
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