Fire Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.73° N 72.87° W

Fire Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fire Island sea temperature is
22.1° C
0.3° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 6AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (27 Jul)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (27 Jul)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
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
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
1
S
5
1.2
SSE
5
1.2
S
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
6
2
SSE
7
2.4
SSE
7
1.8
SSE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.3
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
36
35
35
35
36
35
36
30
38
42
54
87
86
118
212
361
621
340
152
212
212
181
172
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
ESE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:03AM0.79m
7:15PM1.00m
7:43AM0.81m
7:52PM1.01m
8:20AM0.84m
8:27PM1.02m
Low Tide
00:17AM0.20m
12:04PM0.19m
1:00AM0.16m
12:50PM0.16m
1:39AM0.12m
1:34PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:12
8:10
8:09
 mm
1
1
2
2
2
2
5
4
1
2
Temp °C
22
22
22
23
23
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
23
23
23
22
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
Feels °C
21
22
22
23
22
23
23
22
23
22
22
21
22
21
21
21
21
20
21
21
22
23
24
24
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