Fire Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.73° N 72.87° W

Fire Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fire Island sea temperature is
17.9°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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 2PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Afternoon (16 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (16 Oct)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, strong winds from the NE by Sun night).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
10
0.7
SE
4
1
S
4
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
1.2
S
6
1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
7
0.2
SSE
9
1.1
NE
5
1.2
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.4
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.6
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
17
40
62
85
58
109
76
62
38
29
21
14
8
60
96
117
251
291
310
318
284
377
Wind (km/h)
20
S
25
S
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SW
20
WNW
30
NW
35
NNW
35
N
30
N
25
N
25
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:48AM0.91m
00:31AM0.74m
12:40PM0.87m
1:38AM0.72m
1:44PM0.84m
Low Tide
4:56AM0.22m
5:44PM0.22m
5:45AM0.27m
6:37PM0.25m
6:42AM0.30m
7:35PM0.26m
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cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:03
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6:07
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1
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Temp °C
16
17
18
18
19
19
17
15
10
8
8
8
11
9
6
5
5
5
6
8
10
9
8
Feels °C
12
13
15
15
17
16
14
10
2
0
1
2
4
0
-3
-4
-3
-3
-2
0
3
2
0
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