Fire Island surf break

Fire Island surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 07 May 2026 EDT
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Fire Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fire Island sea temperature is
10.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fire Island today?

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 5AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (07 May)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (07 May)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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)
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.1
S
7
1
S
7
1
S
7
1
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
ESE
9
0.8
SSW
7
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
1
S
5
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.2
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
198
181
155
127
103
100
100
79
77
47
45
33
34
52
63
53
45
44
45
57
91
92
128
112
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
SW
10
SW
20
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
N
15
NW
10
NW
20
WSW
20
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
SSW
10
S
20
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:23PM0.90m
12:05PM0.72m
00:07AM0.87m
12:56PM0.72m
00:59AM0.84m
1:57PM0.74m
Low Tide
5:30AM0.16m
5:32PM0.22m
6:20AM0.17m
6:26PM0.24m
7:12AM0.18m
7:27PM0.24m
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
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5:43
5:41
5:41
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7:52
7:53
7:54
1
2
1
1
12
Temp °C
13
10
9
11
13
14
11
12
11
9
10
11
13
14
14
14
13
13
12
13
13
12
12
12
11
6
6
7
10
11
6
9
8
4
6
7
7
9
10
11
10
10
8
7
6
7
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.1
S
7
1
S
7
1
S
7
1
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
Energy kJ
198
181
155
127
103
100
100
79
77
47
45
33
34
34
63
53
45
44
45
46
32
26
26
26
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
5
0.1
S
7
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
Energy kJ
2
2
2
8
8
13
19
34
32
32
14
52
54
12
22
12
1
5
5
5
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
S
13
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.2
WSW
4
0.4
SE
9
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
S
7
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
3
3
2
5
5
2
21
23
7
8
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
2
0.4
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.5
W
4
0.8
SW
4
0.7
S
6
1
S
5
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.2
S
6
Energy kJ
1
5
32
7
23
36
57
91
92
128
112
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
32
35
91
0
0
18
0
0
58
102
0
0
0
93
239
1197
929
848
1197
114
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
1
1
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
5
5
6
7
7
7
8
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
4
4
4
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