Fire Island surf break

Fire Island surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 31 May 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
14.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fire Island today (31 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 5AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (31 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (31 May)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
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)
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.4
ESE
9
0.7
E
5
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
219
234
200
173
180
139
104
88
60
59
40
40
39
38
92
28
33
26
26
25
26
28
27
28
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
20
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
NE
5
NE
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
ESE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
ENE
15
SE
20
SSE
10
S
5
S
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:27AM0.80m
8:35PM1.02m
9:06AM0.79m
9:10PM1.00m
9:44AM0.78m
9:44PM0.98m
Low Tide
1:48AM0.12m
1:37PM0.13m
2:26AM0.10m
2:16PM0.13m
3:04AM0.10m
2:56PM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:15
8:15
Temp °C
10
10
11
17
18
16
16
16
14
14
15
17
18
16
13
12
12
11
11
15
15
14
14
14
6
7
6
13
13
10
13
13
13
12
13
14
15
12
8
8
9
7
7
11
11
10
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.6
S
5
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
Energy kJ
219
234
200
173
180
139
104
88
60
21
40
40
39
9
5
25
25
26
26
18
12
12
8
8
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.6
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.6
E
9
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
Energy kJ
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
18
22
59
14
14
14
5
2
26
15
25
26
28
27
28
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.1
S
5
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
SSE
8
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
3
3
3
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
2
0.3
WNW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.5
E
9
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.7
E
5
Energy kJ
1
1
1
8
16
38
92
28
33
25
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
108
85
0
24
18
0
24
24
280
579
238
238
111
239
239
39
992
1625
240
128
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
1
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
1
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
8
5
4
5
4
6
4
4
5
4
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