Fire Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.73° N 72.87° W

Issued: 6 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fire Island sea temperature is

15.4°C

Fire Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Fire Island today (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 1PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	0.5ft (0.2m)	9s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	0.5ft (0.2m)	8s
Evening (04 Nov)	0.5ft (0.2m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 78mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 4							Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	2	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 4	S 5	SE 9	S 5	SE 9	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	S 5	SE 7	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	S 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 8	SSE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	7	7	8	8	7	7	7	7	15	28	29	38	44	42	40	45	67	80	110	187	131	233	153	132	78	107
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSE	WSW	WNW	WSW	WNW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide	3:27AM0.94m				3:48PM0.93m					4:20AM0.99m				4:40PM0.94m				5:07AM1.04m				5:28PM0.93m				5:49AM1.06m
Low Tide			8:53AM0.16m				9:19PM0.10m				9:55AM0.13m					10:08PM0.09m				10:48AM0.10m				10:52PM0.08m


	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—
	—	—	—	—	4:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:42	—	—	—	—	4:40
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	9	17	15	20	14	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	16	17	17	18	18	18	17	18	19	18	19	19	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	15	15	15
Feels °C	14	14	13	14	15	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	17	16	15	15	16	16	16	19	18	17	13	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	SSW 4	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 5	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	SE 8	SSE 6	SE 7	SE 7	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	E 10	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	S 6	SSE 7
kJ	7	3	6	6	7	7	7	7	15	28	29	38	44	42	21	19	67	80	110	117	2	141	153	132	51	107
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SSE 7	SSE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	—	—	E 10	E 10	—	SE 8	SE 8	S 6
kJ	2	7	8	8	2	2	2	5	8	6	6	7	7	6	40	21	23	22	—	—	2	2	—	109	78	54
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	E 9	—	—	—	—	S 10	SE 9	ESE 8	—	—	—	—	—	E 11	E 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 10	S 7	E 9	E 9
kJ	—	7	—	—	—	—	2	3	6	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	45	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 4	—	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 3	S 3	S 3	S 4	—	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	SSW 5	S 5	SSW 5	—	—	SSE 7	SSE 7	S 7	—	—	—	—
kJ	3	—	2	2	4	2	3	7	—	23	29	28	35	37	28	45	24	—	—	187	131	233	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Shackleford Banks Carolina North	Shackleford Banks Carolina North	Pelican Poles Carolina South	Pelican Poles Carolina South	Pelican Poles Carolina South	White Point Beach Nova Scotia	White Point Beach Nova Scotia	North End Virginia	7 Presidents Street Park New Jersey	Sumner Avenue (Strathmere) New Jersey	Grandview Virginia	Grandview Virginia	Boiler Carolina North	Ingonish Beach Cape Breton Island	Plum Island Massachusetts	Seabrook Beach New Hampshire	The Cove at Sandy Hook New Jersey	Sands New Jersey	North Bar Long Island NY	Jones Beach State Park Long Island NY	Fire Island Long Island NY	Fire Island Long Island NY	Fire Island Long Island NY	Fire Island Long Island NY	Fire Island Long Island NY	Fire Island Long Island NY
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1
Distance (km)	750	750	992	992	992	758	758	503	104	230	501	501	603	1197	287	294	99	102	91	61	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York																			North Bar	Rockaway	Ponquogue The Bowl	Fire Island	Georgica Pond	Georgica Pond	Georgica Pond	Georgica Pond
Rating (10 max)																			1	2	1	2	2	2	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Trestles (Uppers) CAL - Orange County	Trestles (Lowers) CAL - Orange County	Trestles (Uppers) CAL - Orange County	Swamis CAL - San Diego County	Union Bay Lake Superior	Union Bay Lake Superior	Tijuana Sloughs Baja Norte	Tijuana Sloughs Baja Norte	Tijuana Sloughs Baja Norte	Tijuana Sloughs Baja Norte	Tijuana Sloughs Baja Norte	Tijuana Sloughs Baja Norte	Elwha Washington	Elwha Washington	The Wedge CAL - Orange County	Trestles (Uppers) CAL - Orange County	Tijuana Sloughs Baja Norte	Tijuana Sloughs Baja Norte	Tijuana Sloughs Baja Norte	Tijuana Sloughs Baja Norte	Elwha Washington	Elwha Washington	Georgica Pond Long Island NY	Trestles (Uppers) CAL - Orange County	Tijuana Sloughs Baja Norte	Tijuana Sloughs Baja Norte
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	1	1	3	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	1	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	2	2	3	4
Header Global	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Cow Bombie Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Barrancon Chile	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Ranches United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Ranches United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Bancoora Australia	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Boners United States	Cojo United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	5	6	5	5	9	9	7	7

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