Fire Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.73° N 72.87° W

Fire Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fire Island sea temperature is
22.5° C
0.1° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 1AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (30 Jul)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (30 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri night, min 19°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
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)
1.1
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1.2
SE
7
0.8
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
97
120
127
131
146
156
96
122
96
87
85
67
68
72
79
73
70
67
63
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
E
10
E
15
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
SW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:27PM1.02m
8:55AM0.86m
9:00PM1.01m
9:27AM0.88m
9:32PM1.00m
Low Tide
2:16AM0.09m
2:16PM0.11m
2:53AM0.06m
2:58PM0.09m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:09
8:08
8:07
 mm
2
2
2
4
4
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
23
23
22
21
21
20
19
19
21
20
20
19
19
19
22
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
25
25
23
21
21
19
17
17
19
19
20
19
19
20
23
22
22
23
23
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