Fire Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.73° N 72.87° W

Issued: 7 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fire Island sea temperature is
24.4° C

3.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 4AM is: 0.6m 3s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)4ft (1.2m)5s
Afternoon (06 Jul)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (06 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sun night, calm by Wed afternoon).

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.6
ESE
3
1.1
ESE
4
1.4
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.4
E
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
0.8
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
11
11
11
8
47
119
159
169
219
247
230
171
137
148
119
132
116
139
116
123
111
135
59
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
30
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
15
E
15
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
5
SSE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
11:52PM0.89m
12:33PM0.88m
00:38AM0.85m
1:24PM0.91m
1:33AM0.82m
Low Tide
5:34PM0.15m
6:02AM0.08m
6:28PM0.16m
6:50AM0.08m
7:26PM0.16m
7:42AM0.07m
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:26
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:24
8:24
8:24
8:23
 mm
1
4
3
7
6
3
6
11
4
1
1
1
5
1
Temp °C
23
22
22
21
21
20
21
21
21
20
21
22
21
20
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
20
23
Feels °C
25
23
24
22
20
18
20
20
21
19
20
23
22
19
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
20
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
S
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.2
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
1.6
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
6
0.1
SE
10
0.3
S
5
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
Energy kJ
4
4
11
11
4
2
4
4
2
5
230
171
137
125
4
5
116
97
80
84
70
57
59
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
Energy kJ
11
11
4
4
14
4
5
5
5
4
3
4
5
6
6
5
13
13
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
SSE
6
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
Energy kJ
1
1
4
4
15
4
4
14
13
14
3
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
2
0.2
E
3
0.2
E
3
0.6
ESE
3
1.1
ESE
4
1.4
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
7
1.4
E
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
Energy kJ
1
1
1
8
47
119
159
169
219
247
148
119
132
139
116
123
111
135
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
3368
1132
341
1182
250
845
288
2616
1732
128
137
143
40
135
226
266
40
2510
40
40
40
40
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
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Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
7
6
8
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
5
7
9
9
9
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