Fire Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.73° N 72.87° W

Fire Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fire Island sea temperature is
22.3°C
1.6° 

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


How big are the waves at Fire Island today (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 1PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (09 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (09 Sep)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed night, calm by Fri night).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
8
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
SE
10
1.1
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
7
1.6
SSW
7
1.1
SSW
7
1.4
SSW
7
1.6
SW
7
0.9
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
7
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
7
4
14
52
108
137
156
163
222
114
175
220
70
134
51
38
28
51
49
34
23
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
20
N
10
NNW
10
SW
10
SSW
0
W
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
6:45AM1.01m
7:05PM1.13m
7:32AM1.07m
7:51PM1.13m
8:16AM1.10m
8:36PM1.10m
Low Tide
12:14PM0.08m
00:51AM0.05m
1:07PM0.05m
1:35AM0.03m
1:54PM0.03m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:10
7:08
7:07
 mm
1
Temp °C
23
22
23
23
24
23
23
23
23
22
24
25
25
24
25
23
22
20
21
23
23
22
22
Feels °C
24
23
22
21
22
19
19
20
20
21
21
24
24
24
25
22
21
17
18
20
21
21
22
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