Fire Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.73° N 72.87° W

Fire Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fire Island sea temperature is
19.2°C
0.8° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 7AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (29 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (29 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)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 16°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
13
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
54
39
39
40
44
32
32
30
30
44
44
30
28
28
25
30
30
22
50
22
22
36
36
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
W
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:37AM1.13m
10:01PM0.95m
10:24AM1.12m
10:51PM0.91m
11:17AM1.09m
Low Tide
3:07AM0.01m
3:43PM0.02m
3:50AM0.03m
4:32PM0.05m
4:38AM0.07m
5:26PM0.10m
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cloud
cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
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6:47
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Temp °C
14
15
16
17
19
20
20
18
17
17
16
19
19
20
19
20
20
21
20
21
20
20
21
21
Feels °C
12
14
16
16
18
19
20
17
16
16
15
19
18
19
18
19
19
20
20
20
19
20
21
21
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