Fire Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.73° N 72.87° W

Fire Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fire Island sea temperature is
22.3° 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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 3PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (23 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (23 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
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)
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.8
SE
8
0.9
SE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
7
1.3
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
191
161
131
124
121
121
71
52
36
35
23
19
23
20
24
67
77
125
88
99
113
117
152
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
N
15
NNE
5
ESE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
0
ESE
5
E
5
NE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:38AM0.75m
4:11PM0.92m
4:38AM0.74m
5:05PM0.94m
5:32AM0.74m
5:52PM0.96m
Low Tide
8:41AM0.20m
9:40PM0.27m
9:32AM0.22m
10:36PM0.26m
10:24AM0.22m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:39
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:15
8:14
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
21
23
22
21
22
21
21
21
22
22
22
21
21
20
19
19
22
23
22
21
20
Feels °C
16
16
18
21
19
19
21
21
21
21
20
19
20
19
19
18
17
16
18
19
19
19
18
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