Fire Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.73° N 72.87° W

Fire Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fire Island sea temperature is
24.5° C
3.5° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 8AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (08 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (08 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
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)
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
1.1
NE
6
1
ENE
6
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
SE
9
0.5
E
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
SE
10
0.4
ESE
8
0.9
SSW
5
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
S
5
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.6
SSW
6
0.3
SE
10
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
63
50
88
82
62
66
51
52
40
27
27
28
18
18
19
33
20
12
12
11
25
15
22
36
Wind (km/h)
25
N
20
N
20
NNE
10
NNE
10
S
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
N
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:33AM0.82m
2:24PM0.94m
2:38AM0.79m
3:31PM0.99m
3:53AM0.79m
4:37PM1.04m
Low Tide
7:42AM0.07m
8:27PM0.16m
8:37AM0.06m
9:29PM0.13m
9:34AM0.05m
10:32PM0.10m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:28
5:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:23
8:23
8:23
 mm
3
2
2
9
Temp °C
17
17
19
22
24
23
22
22
22
21
22
23
24
23
23
23
22
22
23
26
27
26
21
22
Feels °C
14
15
17
21
24
21
20
20
21
20
21
22
23
21
23
23
24
24
25
28
29
27
20
24
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