Fire Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.73° N 72.87° W

Fire Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fire Island sea temperature is
22.5°C
2.0° 

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 (13 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 2AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (13 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (13 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.9
SSE
5
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.4
SE
9
0.8
SSE
6
0.9
S
5
0.7
SSE
6
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
23
24
24
24
34
43
72
61
31
37
46
31
21
28
28
27
26
26
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
15
WNW
15
NNW
5
NW
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
25
NW
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:19PM1.06m
9:41AM1.10m
10:01PM1.00m
10:23AM1.07m
10:43PM0.94m
Low Tide
2:39PM0.03m
2:54AM0.04m
3:20PM0.06m
3:32AM0.06m
4:01PM0.10m
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:06
7:04
7:01
 mm
1
25
24
2
1
Temp °C
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
24
23
23
24
22
18
19
22
23
21
19
Feels °C
19
19
19
20
21
23
24
24
27
25
24
25
20
14
14
17
18
15
14
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