Fire Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.73° N 72.87° W

Issued: 7 am 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fire Island sea temperature is
17.2° C

1.1°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (20 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 2PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (20 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (20 Jun)3ft (0.9m)8s

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 Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tue
23
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.9
SSW
9
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
7
0.5
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
1.2
S
5
1.1
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.4
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
94
71
52
49
129
108
98
83
28
41
40
69
47
45
15
32
29
27
19
53
82
75
136
167
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
W
10
NW
5
S
10
N
10
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
W
20
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
10
WNW
10
N
5
N
10
ESE
5
ENE
25
ESE
30
SE
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
12:59PM0.94m
1:13AM0.95m
1:58PM0.93m
2:13AM0.88m
2:56PM0.93m
Low Tide
6:02AM0.03m
6:21PM0.15m
6:55AM0.08m
7:23PM0.19m
7:47AM0.11m
8:25PM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:20
5:20
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:24
8:25
8:25
8:25
 mm
1
3
5
6
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
22
25
25
24
22
20
20
20
23
24
24
24
24
22
20
20
19
17
18
21
21
21
Feels °C
14
13
16
21
23
24
20
18
18
17
20
20
20
21
22
20
19
18
19
14
15
20
20
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.9
SSW
9
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
7
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.1
SE
12
0.7
S
7
0.5
S
5
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.1
SE
11
0.1
S
8
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
Energy kJ
94
71
52
49
129
108
98
83
25
41
40
37
6
45
11
32
29
27
19
5
1
5
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.4
S
9
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.4
SSE
7
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
Energy kJ
7
7
7
27
7
6
6
6
28
10
6
6
6
15
6
6
5
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
7
6
6
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
2
0.4
W
2
0.4
WNW
3
0.2
WNW
2
0.5
W
4
0.8
SSW
7
0.7
S
7
0.9
SSE
6
1.2
S
5
1.1
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.4
S
7
Energy kJ
1
2
2
1
9
69
47
53
82
75
136
167
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
141
143
158
102
0
0
0
0
15
15
15
121
750
750
32
32
32
68
3365
2544
1732
99
85
61
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
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Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
1
1
1
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
8
5
8
7
6
6
6
8
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
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