Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fire Island today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 4AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fire Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon night, fresh winds from the NE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 581 | 732 | 773 | 732 | 705 | 607 | 1109 | 1070 | 976 | 799 | 917 | 1000 | 1085 | 1085 | 1131 | 1484 | 900 | 1375 | 1362 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:58PM0.83m | 3:52AM0.77m | 4:02PM0.85m | 4:41AM0.83m | 4:52PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:33PM0.25m | 8:47AM0.29m | 9:26PM0.22m | 9:46AM0.24m | 10:16PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 581 | 732 | 773 | 732 | 705 | 607 | 603 | 563 | 492 | 551 | 641 | 694 | 709 | 780 | 796 | 767 | 727 | 712 | 631 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | 1109 | 1070 | 976 | 799 | 917 | 1000 | 1085 | 1085 | 1131 | 1484 | 900 | 1375 | 1362 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 0 | 40 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 764 | 40 | 40 | 69 | 106 | 106 | 750 | 751 | 764 | 40 | 40 | 69 | 105 |
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