Fire Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.73° N 72.87° W

Fire Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fire Island sea temperature is
22.7° C
0.2° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 2AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (01 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (01 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 25°C on Fri night, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
1
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
SE
7
0.7
S
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.6
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
72
84
63
61
63
55
49
48
43
31
28
27
25
17
16
45
16
15
17
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:32PM1.00m
10:00AM0.90m
10:06PM0.98m
10:36AM0.93m
10:44PM0.94m
Low Tide
2:58PM0.09m
3:29AM0.05m
3:39PM0.09m
4:06AM0.04m
4:23PM0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:07
8:06
 mm
Temp °C
24
24
24
24
25
24
25
25
25
24
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
Feels °C
23
24
23
24
25
25
25
24
24
24
23
24
24
24
24
24
25
26
26
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