Fire Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.73° N 72.87° W

Fire Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fire Island sea temperature is
19.4°C
0.9° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 6AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (28 Sep)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (28 Sep)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
E
6
1.6
E
7
1.4
ESE
6
0.9
E
6
0.6
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
263
229
165
59
37
62
56
39
55
39
39
39
40
43
45
46
30
30
44
44
44
28
29
26
Wind (km/h)
35
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:56AM1.12m
9:17PM0.99m
9:37AM1.13m
10:01PM0.95m
10:24AM1.12m
10:51PM0.91m
Low Tide
2:26AM0.01m
2:58PM0.01m
3:07AM0.01m
3:43PM0.02m
3:50AM0.03m
4:32PM0.05m
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clear
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6:46
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6:38
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6:37
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6:35
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 mm
6
8
2
1
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Temp °C
17
15
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
17
19
20
19
18
17
17
17
18
18
19
19
19
Feels °C
13
10
13
13
12
11
11
12
12
14
14
16
18
19
19
17
16
16
16
18
17
18
18
17
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