Fire Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.73° N 72.87° W

Fire Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fire Island sea temperature is
22.5°C
2.0° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 10PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (12 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (12 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
14
14
23
24
24
24
34
33
45
39
40
36
37
29
29
28
50
37
36
26
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
25
SSE
25
SW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
SSW
15
WSW
20
WNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
30
N
25
NNE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:59AM1.11m
9:19PM1.06m
9:41AM1.10m
10:01PM1.00m
10:23AM1.07m
10:43PM0.94m
Low Tide
2:39PM0.03m
2:54AM0.04m
3:20PM0.06m
3:32AM0.06m
4:01PM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:06
7:04
7:01
 mm
1
8
9
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
21
21
21
22
21
22
22
20
24
24
24
24
23
18
19
22
23
21
19
Feels °C
21
20
19
19
19
21
21
22
22
20
26
27
26
25
22
14
14
17
19
15
13
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