Fire Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.73° N 72.87° W

Fire Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 22 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 (22 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 11PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)--
Afternoon (22 Jul)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (22 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed night, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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)
1
3
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
8
2
S
8
1.5
S
9
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
8
0.8
S
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.6
S
7
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
439
589
328
230
195
161
131
121
118
74
120
97
74
36
36
26
37
54
75
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
10
W
25
NNW
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
E
20
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
3:14PM0.92m
3:38AM0.75m
4:11PM0.92m
4:38AM0.74m
5:05PM0.94m
Low Tide
8:42PM0.26m
8:41AM0.20m
9:40PM0.27m
9:32AM0.22m
10:36PM0.26m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:15
8:15
 mm
Temp °C
26
27
23
20
19
19
21
23
22
21
21
21
20
20
22
22
22
21
21
Feels °C
25
28
19
17
16
16
18
21
19
19
19
21
19
19
20
19
19
18
19
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