Fire Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.73° N 72.87° W

Issued: 1 am 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fire Island sea temperature is
17.0° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (18 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 6AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (18 Jun)6ft (1.8m)6s
Evening (18 Jun)6ft (1.9m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
7
1
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.8
S
6
1.8
S
7
1.9
S
7
2
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.1
S
7
1.1
S
7
1.2
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.2
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
1.2
SSW
6
0.9
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
84
108
126
253
295
368
447
242
147
121
131
176
309
309
187
122
95
70
51
54
65
90
64
Wind (km/h)
20
S
25
S
20
SSE
35
S
35
SSW
35
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
25
SW
15
W
20
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WSW
25
W
20
NW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
11:05AM0.94m
11:19PM1.09m
12:02PM0.94m
00:15AM1.02m
12:59PM0.94m
Low Tide
4:19AM-0.05m
4:25PM0.04m
5:10AM-0.01m
5:22PM0.09m
6:02AM0.03m
6:21PM0.15m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:18
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:24
8:24
8:24
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
20
21
22
26
26
26
24
21
20
21
23
24
24
23
21
19
19
22
24
26
25
21
Feels °C
18
18
19
17
18
23
23
21
20
17
16
17
19
20
22
19
16
14
13
16
18
21
21
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
7
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
1.7
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.1
S
7
1.1
S
7
1.2
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.9
S
6
0.9
S
6
Energy kJ
33
9
8
8
8
8
8
310
242
147
121
131
176
224
224
187
122
95
70
51
54
65
54
64
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
15
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
7
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
E
6
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.5
S
8
0.4
S
9
Energy kJ
9
1
3
1
1
1
1
8
8
8
8
7
7
1
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
35
23
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
1
3
1
1
1
1
7
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
4
1
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.8
S
6
1.8
S
7
1.9
S
7
2
S
7
0.6
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
2
0.6
W
4
0.9
WSW
4
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
0.3
W
2
0.4
W
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.7
SW
5
1.2
SSW
6
Energy kJ
8
84
108
126
253
295
368
447
16
1
11
24
309
309
1
8
8
25
90
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
786
758
114
790
1441
288
230
111
109
109
102
102
102
102
35
0
109
111
111
104
111
111
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
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Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
4
1
3
2
3
3
3
3
1
4
3
2
2
3
4
4
1
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
4
9
9
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