Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fire Island today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 1AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fire Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 32 | 29 | 38 | 57 | 57 | 62 | 58 | 55 | 55 | 58 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:49PM1.00m | 7:14AM0.87m | 7:25PM1.02m | 7:48AM0.92m | 7:58PM1.03m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:26AM0.17m | 12:27PM0.16m | 1:06AM0.12m | 1:12PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SE 10 | SSW 4 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
11 | 17 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 32 | 29 | 38 | 57 | 57 | 62 | 58 | 55 | 55 | 58 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | ESE 6 | SE 11 | SSW 4 | ESE 6 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
17 | 8 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | S 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SSW 4 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 |
5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 27 | 42 | 43 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 289 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 32 | 68 | 1176 | 750 | 104 | 93 | 136 | 240 | 240 | 1176 | 1176 | 289 | 102 |
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