Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fire Island today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 2AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fire Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 66mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
24 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 20 | 38 | 30 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 27 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:51AM0.77m | 2:29PM0.90m | 3:01AM0.73m | 3:33PM0.89m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:00PM0.26m | 7:05AM0.23m | 7:58PM0.29m | 7:59AM0.26m | 8:59PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 25 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
24 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 20 | 38 | 30 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 27 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSW 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | ESE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | E 7 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
14 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | WSW 3 | — | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | S 15 | SE 15 | E 7 | SE 5 | E 6 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
— | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 2 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | N 2 | NNE 3 | — | — | NE 3 | — | E 2 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 |
— | — | 1 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 16 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 287 | 122 | 287 | 46 | 32 | 15 | 46 | 115 | 289 | 289 | 289 | 275 | 297 | 297 | 750 | 3368 | 655 | 750 | 289 |
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