Fire Island surf break

Fire Island surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 24 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
12.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Fire Island today?

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 2PM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)7ft (2.2m)8s
Afternoon (24 May)8ft (2.4m)9s
Evening (24 May)8ft (2.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sun morning, calm by Mon morning).

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SE
7
2.1
SE
8
2.4
SE
8
2.4
SE
9
2.4
SE
9
2.4
ESE
9
1.9
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
SE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
1.1
SSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
261
490
734
870
865
884
572
492
388
316
247
206
184
154
129
112
91
86
74
59
59
58
60
128
Wind (km/h)
35
E
40
E
40
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
0
W
10
NW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ESE
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:47AM0.92m
3:31PM0.92m
3:50AM0.89m
4:27PM0.95m
4:47AM0.87m
5:18PM0.98m
Low Tide
8:26AM0.12m
8:57PM0.20m
9:20AM0.13m
9:59PM0.20m
10:08AM0.14m
10:55PM0.19m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:26
5:24
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:08
8:09
8:10
8:12
3
4
3
3
1
1
2
Temp °C
10
10
9
10
11
12
14
14
14
15
14
15
17
18
18
18
17
16
18
18
18
15
15
16
3
2
1
4
6
8
13
14
14
17
13
14
16
17
18
19
17
15
18
16
16
13
13
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SE
9
1.9
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
SE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.9
S
7
Energy kJ
727
572
492
388
316
247
206
184
154
129
112
91
86
74
59
59
58
60
79
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.7
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
7
0.6
ESE
7
Energy kJ
7
12
18
11
18
27
28
43
58
44
43
43
43
57
44
37
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SE
7
2.1
SE
8
2.4
SE
8
2.4
SE
9
2.4
SE
9
2.4
ESE
9
0.4
SW
3
1.1
SSW
7
Energy kJ
261
490
734
870
865
884
2
128
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
485
485
264
263
191
158
24
0
0
0
0
0
0
81
0
0
0
0
32
91
91
114
108
85
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
1
1
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
9
9
9
6
7
7
7
9
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