Fire Island surf break

Fire Island surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 06 Apr 2026 EDT
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Fire Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fire Island sea temperature is
5.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Fire Island today?

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 9PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (06 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (06 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


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Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
1
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.6
S
0.9
SSW
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.5
NE
0.4
ENE
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)888887777777777764666444
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)127116767489697960346443322315159155101619666
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
0
ESE
10
WNW
10
WSW
25
W
20
W
30
WNW
25
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
ENE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
crosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
onononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:01AM
0.76
11:15PM
0.89
11:41AM
0.71
11:55PM
0.85
12:28PM
0.68
12:44AM
0.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:29PM
0.11
5:11AM
0.12
5:11PM
0.15
5:58AM
0.16
6:00PM
0.20
6:52AM
0.19
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise-------6:26-------6:24-------6:22
Sunset--7:20-------7:22-------7:22-----
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------11----------------
Temp. °C68999777889620-1-111111111
Feels °C (?)-113464411-11-3-6-8-9-9-6-5-4-4-3-3-3-3
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