Fire Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.73° N 72.87° W

Fire Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fire Island sea temperature is
25.2° C
2.6° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 5PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (13 Aug)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (13 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
S
6
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.4
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
14
15
8
7
7
8
8
8
8
14
8
13
3
3
8
3
3
6
6
11
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
W
10
SSW
15
S
10
N
10
NE
25
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
5
NE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:38AM1.03m
8:57PM1.15m
9:26AM1.05m
9:44PM1.11m
10:13AM1.05m
10:30PM1.05m
Low Tide
2:11PM0.00m
2:45AM-0.03m
2:59PM0.01m
3:27AM-0.01m
3:45PM0.04m
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:51
7:50
 mm
1
Temp °C
26
28
29
28
26
24
23
23
26
27
26
25
24
21
21
20
23
25
24
23
23
Feels °C
28
29
29
28
26
23
22
22
26
26
24
25
24
18
18
17
20
23
21
21
21
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