Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fire Island today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 5PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fire Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon night, fresh winds from the SW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 397 | 395 | 344 | 262 | 212 | 176 | 137 | 83 | 62 | 58 | 43 | 19 | 56 | 113 | 139 | 223 | 209 | 161 | 107 | 107 | 48 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:10AM1.09m | 9:33PM0.92m | 9:48AM1.06m | 10:12PM0.87m | 10:25AM1.01m | 10:53PM0.82m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:55PM0.07m | 2:57AM0.09m | 3:34PM0.10m | 3:34AM0.13m | 4:14PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 10 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 397 | 395 | 344 | 262 | 212 | 176 | 137 | 83 | 62 | 58 | 43 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 148 | 128 | 104 | 84 | 50 | 48 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 11 | SE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 41 | 28 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 6 | — | — | — | E 11 | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | — | — | NW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | S 2 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — |
| kJ | 49 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 19 | 56 | 113 | 139 | 223 | 209 | 161 | 107 | 107 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 570 | 570 | 1182 | 520 | 240 | 240 | 239 | 239 | 102 | 93 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
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