Fire Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.73° N 72.87° W

Fire Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fire Island sea temperature is
17.5°C
1.8° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 3PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (19 Oct)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (19 Oct)6ft (1.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
1
0
1
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
6
0.7
ESE
6
1.7
E
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
11
1.9
ESE
11
1.9
ESE
11
1.8
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
2.4
E
10
2.4
E
10
2.2
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.4
E
10
2.4
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.5
E
10
3
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
36
552
464
581
732
884
792
731
650
640
1043
1026
805
958
1062
1085
1085
1043
1041
978
1380
1493
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:51AM0.73m
2:58PM0.83m
3:52AM0.77m
4:02PM0.85m
4:41AM0.83m
4:52PM0.87m
Low Tide
7:45AM0.30m
8:33PM0.25m
8:47AM0.29m
9:26PM0.22m
9:46AM0.24m
10:16PM0.17m
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Temp °C
10
10
11
12
12
12
12
11
10
10
13
16
16
14
12
11
9
8
8
10
11
9
8
Feels °C
6
6
6
7
7
9
7
6
5
4
7
10
11
9
6
5
2
1
1
3
5
3
2
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