Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fire Island today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 1PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fire Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 22°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
44 | 44 | 49 | 55 | 61 | 59 | 57 | 28 | 42 | 38 | 35 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 39 | 38 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 12:35PM0.96m | 00:53AM0.83m | 1:28PM0.92m | 1:51AM0.77m | 2:29PM0.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:31AM0.12m | 6:07PM0.20m | 6:16AM0.18m | 7:00PM0.26m | 7:05AM0.23m | 7:58PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||
6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 23 |
Feels °C | 23 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
44 | 44 | 49 | 55 | 61 | 59 | 57 | 28 | 42 | 38 | 35 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 39 | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | SSE 11 | S 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 13 | — | 11 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 4 | SSE 11 | — | — | SE 10 | — | SSW 6 | — | — | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 12 | — | — | 15 | — | 6 | — | — | 1 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | — | SW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — |
6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 36 | 91 | 136 | 91 | 61 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 63 | 289 | 120 | 104 | 104 | 0 | 35 | 72 | 289 | 289 | 275 | 289 |
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