Fire Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.73° N 72.87° W

Fire Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fire Island sea temperature is
19.4°C
0.9° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 8PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (28 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (28 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
6
1
ENE
6
0.7
SSE
7
0.5
E
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
86
65
54
39
57
55
54
39
39
40
44
45
46
30
30
30
44
30
28
28
26
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
W
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
W
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:56AM1.12m
9:17PM0.99m
9:37AM1.13m
10:01PM0.95m
10:24AM1.12m
10:51PM0.91m
Low Tide
2:58PM0.01m
3:07AM0.01m
3:43PM0.02m
3:50AM0.03m
4:32PM0.05m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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Temp °C
15
15
14
14
13
14
14
15
16
19
20
19
18
17
16
16
18
19
20
19
19
Feels °C
12
12
10
11
10
12
13
14
15
19
20
19
17
16
15
15
18
17
19
18
18
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