Fire Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.73° N 72.87° W

Fire Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fire Island sea temperature is
21.5°C
1.7° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 5PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (18 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (18 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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)
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.9
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
ESE
6
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
5
0.5
SE
7
0.7
ESE
5
0.3
SE
11
0.6
ESE
5
0.3
SE
10
0.7
ESE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
23
22
22
22
21
21
23
48
112
108
93
77
76
21
26
21
18
17
17
19
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:35PM0.89m
2:21AM0.73m
2:46PM0.87m
3:34AM0.73m
3:53PM0.88m
Low Tide
7:16PM0.30m
7:19AM0.30m
8:17PM0.31m
8:21AM0.31m
9:17PM0.30m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:55
6:53
6:52
 mm
1
2
1
2
Temp °C
23
26
27
25
21
18
17
16
17
18
17
17
16
16
17
17
18
19
19
19
20
Feels °C
21
23
23
22
18
12
11
11
13
14
14
14
13
13
14
15
15
16
17
16
18
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