Fire Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.73° N 72.87° W

Fire Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fire Island sea temperature is
22.3°C
2.1° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 11AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (15 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (15 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
E
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
20
20
13
13
13
8
13
13
13
13
8
8
4
7
7
10
10
16
15
15
10
15
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NE
10
ENE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
5
WSW
5
WSW
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:04AM1.02m
11:25PM0.87m
11:48AM0.98m
00:12AM0.81m
12:36PM0.92m
Low Tide
4:09AM0.11m
4:44PM0.15m
4:49AM0.16m
5:29PM0.21m
5:32AM0.22m
6:19PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:00
6:59
6:57
 mm
Temp °C
16
14
16
17
16
17
17
17
17
17
18
19
20
20
20
21
21
21
22
22
22
22
22
Feels °C
12
11
14
15
14
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
18
18
19
21
21
20
21
20
21
21
21
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