Fire Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.73° N 72.87° W

Fire Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fire Island sea temperature is
22.4°C
1.7° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 5PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (10 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (10 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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)
1
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
7
1.5
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
7
1.1
SSW
7
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
7
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
186
198
129
102
54
38
36
26
16
16
22
31
21
20
13
13
13
14
14
14
15
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
N
5
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
W
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:51PM1.13m
8:16AM1.10m
8:36PM1.10m
8:59AM1.11m
9:19PM1.06m
Low Tide
1:07PM0.05m
1:35AM0.03m
1:54PM0.03m
2:16AM0.02m
2:39PM0.03m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:08
7:07
7:06
 mm
Temp °C
26
28
29
26
25
22
22
21
23
24
24
23
23
22
21
20
22
22
23
23
23
Feels °C
26
27
29
26
24
21
20
20
21
23
22
21
23
21
20
19
21
20
22
22
21
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