Fire Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.73° N 72.87° W

Fire Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fire Island sea temperature is
22.4° C
0.2° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 2AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (03 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Evening (03 Aug)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sun night, min 21°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon morning, light winds from the ESE by Tue morning).

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
4
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
1.3
S
6
1.8
SSE
8
2.3
S
8
2.2
S
9
2.3
S
8
2.5
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.2
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
27
33
48
114
416
744
749
715
825
439
331
245
172
113
89
69
67
50
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
15
SE
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
35
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
15
W
20
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:44PM0.94m
11:15AM0.94m
11:25PM0.91m
12:00PM0.96m
Low Tide
4:23PM0.09m
4:46AM0.05m
5:10PM0.11m
5:29AM0.06m
6:02PM0.13m
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:06
8:05
8:04
 mm
1
1
3
3
5
4
2
5
Temp °C
24
24
26
25
25
25
24
25
25
25
23
21
21
21
23
23
24
24
23
Feels °C
24
27
27
27
27
24
22
24
23
27
22
20
21
21
23
21
22
22
25
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