Fire Island surf break

Fire Island surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 23 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
12.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fire Island today?

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 10AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (23 May)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (23 May)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 64mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sat night, light winds from the W by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.9
ESE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.3
ESE
6
1.6
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
1.9
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.4
SE
8
2.5
SE
9
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.2
SE
9
1.9
SE
9
1.7
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
27
35
81
109
120
220
322
429
619
825
1149
1385
1461
980
753
573
440
302
256
201
179
154
129
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
25
ENE
25
ESE
25
E
35
E
35
E
40
E
45
E
40
E
40
E
25
E
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
5
W
10
WSW
5
W
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:41AM0.97m
2:30PM0.90m
2:47AM0.92m
3:31PM0.92m
3:50AM0.89m
4:27PM0.95m
Low Tide
7:28AM0.09m
7:50PM0.19m
8:26AM0.12m
8:57PM0.20m
9:20AM0.13m
9:59PM0.20m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:28
5:26
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:08
8:09
2
4
4
6
5
6
9
10
5
4
4
5
Temp °C
13
13
12
13
10
9
10
9
10
9
9
10
12
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
12
14
15
17
9
9
7
7
4
3
3
2
2
0
1
2
8
10
10
9
8
8
9
10
11
14
15
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
2.5
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.2
SE
9
1.9
SE
9
1.7
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
SE
8
Energy kJ
22
27
35
7
7
7
1185
980
753
573
440
302
256
201
179
154
129
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.1
SE
10
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
17
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.7
S
7
Energy kJ
13
5
4
1
6
19
28
29
30
30
43
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
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
Energy kJ
14
14
7
11
5
5
5
5
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.3
ESE
6
1.6
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
1.9
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.4
SE
8
2.5
SE
9
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
Energy kJ
81
109
120
220
322
429
619
825
1149
1385
1461
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
65
65
483
548
114
114
135
548
378
341
267
260
128
158
40
40
39
24
18
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
8
7
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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