Fire Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.73° N 72.87° W

Fire Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fire Island sea temperature is
24.7° C
2.1° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 9PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (11 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (11 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.5
SSW
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.5
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
15
16
22
20
20
14
9
9
5
5
10
5
6
17
14
20
14
14
27
13
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
ENE
10
S
15
SSW
15
W
5
N
5
WNW
5
W
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:18PM1.16m
7:49AM0.99m
8:08PM1.17m
8:38AM1.03m
8:57PM1.15m
Low Tide
12:22PM0.04m
1:13AM0.01m
1:19PM0.02m
2:01AM-0.02m
2:11PM0.00m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:54
7:53
7:52
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
28
29
27
27
25
23
22
24
26
27
25
26
24
24
24
25
26
25
26
26
Feels °C
29
29
28
27
29
27
23
22
25
26
27
24
25
25
24
25
25
26
24
27
28
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