Fire Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.73° N 72.87° W

Fire Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fire Island sea temperature is
21.8°C
2.4° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 1AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Afternoon (23 Sep)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (23 Sep)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue night, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue night, near gales from the N by Fri afternoon).

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
E
7
1.9
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.9
ESE
8
2
E
8
2.2
E
8
2.5
ESE
9
2.5
ESE
9
2.5
ESE
9
2.5
ESE
10
3
E
10
3
E
10
3
E
10
3
E
10
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
E
11
3.5
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
358
419
453
485
562
708
913
1073
1168
1243
1614
1664
1714
1905
1714
2355
2297
2195
3313
Wind (km/h)
35
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
40
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:36PM0.94m
6:03AM0.88m
6:15PM0.98m
6:39AM0.94m
6:52PM1.01m
Low Tide
11:01PM0.22m
11:12AM0.21m
11:46PM0.16m
12:01PM0.15m
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6:39
6:39
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6:49
6:46
6:45
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Temp °C
18
17
15
14
14
14
17
17
16
14
14
13
13
12
14
17
17
14
13
Feels °C
11
10
9
8
7
7
9
8
8
7
8
7
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7
9
10
7
6
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