Fire Island surf break

Fire Island surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 08 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
10.1° 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: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (08 May)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (08 May)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
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
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
1
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
5
0.9
S
6
1.1
SSW
6
0.9
S
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.2
S
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.1
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.1
S
6
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
44
33
62
48
79
48
62
60
92
60
113
112
134
94
109
132
113
109
94
85
85
72
60
Wind (km/h)
10
N
20
NNW
10
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
10
WNW
5
N
10
SE
15
S
25
SSW
30
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
5
W
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
5
S
5
SSE
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
00:07AM0.87m
12:56PM0.72m
00:59AM0.84m
1:57PM0.74m
1:59AM0.82m
3:01PM0.78m
Low Tide
6:20AM0.17m
6:26PM0.24m
7:12AM0.18m
7:27PM0.24m
8:06AM0.16m
8:28PM0.22m
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:41
5:41
5:39
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7:53
7:54
7:55
1
3
1
Temp °C
11
8
9
12
14
14
15
13
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
14
16
17
16
15
14
8
3
6
6
7
8
12
11
9
9
7
8
9
9
9
9
10
10
13
15
14
13
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.4
SE
7
0.5
SE
9
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
1.1
S
6
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.1
S
6
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
Energy kJ
59
44
33
33
14
38
34
27
60
49
31
27
28
94
16
16
15
113
109
94
85
85
72
60
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
S
6
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.4
ESE
9
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
Energy kJ
19
34
32
31
21
40
21
46
31
5
5
5
27
5
5
5
15
14
15
16
15
16
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.2
E
9
0.4
S
7
0.5
ESE
9
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
Energy kJ
5
6
6
16
46
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
20
20
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
1
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
6
0.9
S
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.2
S
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.1
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.3
S
6
1
SW
6
Energy kJ
62
48
79
48
62
92
60
113
112
134
94
109
132
80
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
93
104
108
0
0
102
114
239
114
240
113
158
114
85
0
0
34
114
114
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
1
2
3
3
3
2
3
1
2
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
7
9
5
9
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