Fire Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.73° N 72.87° W

Fire Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fire Island sea temperature is
22.7° C
0.4° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 12AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (26 Jul)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (26 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
78
91
91
96
99
77
77
79
81
66
68
70
68
35
35
35
34
35
37
Wind (km/h)
20
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SW
5
SW
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:52PM0.96m
6:20AM0.76m
6:35PM0.98m
7:03AM0.79m
7:15PM1.00m
Low Tide
11:29PM0.23m
11:14AM0.21m
00:17AM0.20m
12:04PM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:14
8:13
8:12
 mm
1
Temp °C
22
21
20
19
18
19
22
23
22
22
22
21
22
22
23
23
23
22
21
Feels °C
19
19
18
18
16
16
19
20
20
20
21
21
22
22
22
22
21
20
20
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