Fire Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.73° N 72.87° W

Fire Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 12 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fire Island sea temperature is
15.5°C
2.7° 

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 (12 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 10AM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Afternoon (12 Nov)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (12 Nov)6ft (1.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 62mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 4°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
1.2
ESE
5
1.6
ESE
6
1.9
E
6
1.9
ENE
7
1.6
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.5
ENE
7
1
E
7
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
E
7
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
E
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
35
69
148
284
332
272
209
176
209
103
86
65
49
34
16
12
11
9
6
6
4
6
6
6
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
30
N
25
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:55AM0.97m
9:29PM0.76m
9:32AM0.93m
10:12PM0.73m
10:12AM0.88m
10:58PM0.71m
Low Tide
2:05AM0.10m
2:49PM0.09m
2:44AM0.13m
3:30PM0.11m
3:27AM0.17m
4:14PM0.13m
4:14AM0.20m
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clear
clear
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6:33
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6:37
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4:36
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4:35
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4:34
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4:32
 mm
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31
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1
6
8
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Temp °C
14
14
14
14
12
11
11
10
9
8
7
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
4
Feels °C
10
9
8
9
6
4
4
4
2
0
1
-2
-1
1
-1
-1
0
-1
0
1
2
1
1
-1
-1
-3
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