Fire Island surf break

Fire Island surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 28 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
12.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fire Island today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 8AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (28 May)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (28 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat morning).

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
6
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.6
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
1.1
NE
6
1
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
30
31
28
28
22
25
25
25
26
16
15
15
36
37
54
44
49
28
19
12
77
151
347
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
10
WNW
20
SW
30
SW
20
SSW
30
NW
25
WNW
30
NW
35
N
40
NNE
30
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
10
N
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-on
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:25AM0.84m
6:44PM1.02m
7:07AM0.83m
7:23PM1.03m
7:48AM0.82m
8:00PM1.03m
Low Tide
11:44PM0.17m
11:36AM0.14m
00:29AM0.15m
12:17PM0.14m
1:09AM0.13m
12:57PM0.13m
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clear
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:24
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:13
8:13
8:14
Temp °C
21
19
19
21
22
21
19
17
15
14
15
18
19
18
17
19
14
10
10
10
13
15
13
12
19
17
17
19
17
17
15
12
11
10
11
15
14
12
14
13
8
2
2
1
5
8
6
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.2
SSE
9
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
6
1
E
9
Energy kJ
25
26
25
24
23
22
25
25
25
26
16
15
15
8
37
54
44
49
28
19
12
7
3
175
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
E
8
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
9
0.2
S
6
Energy kJ
15
30
31
28
28
15
21
21
19
21
7
8
8
1
7
7
3
6
8
7
2
5
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
10
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
5
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
S
9
Energy kJ
4
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
3
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
2
0.2
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
2
0.3
NW
2
0.2
NNW
2
0.6
SSW
7
0.4
NW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.6
N
3
0.9
NNE
4
1
NNE
5
1.1
NE
6
1
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
36
1
3
7
34
46
77
151
347
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
3
Distance (km)
15
32
15
15
32
35
32
32
32
15
32
514
1185
1152
276
750
338
764
813
891
1182
1441
69
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
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