Fire Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.73° N 72.87° W

Fire Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fire Island sea temperature is
23.1°C
1.3° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 12PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (25 Aug)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (25 Aug)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
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)
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
18
18
18
17
18
18
18
17
32
29
38
47
57
61
58
55
55
58
62
62
62
62
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
20
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:36AM0.83m
6:49PM1.00m
7:14AM0.87m
7:25PM1.02m
7:48AM0.92m
7:58PM1.03m
Low Tide
11:40AM0.21m
00:26AM0.17m
12:27PM0.16m
1:06AM0.12m
1:12PM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:35
7:32
7:31
 mm
Temp °C
21
20
23
23
24
24
22
20
19
19
22
24
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
25
24
23
23
Feels °C
19
18
20
19
22
22
21
19
18
18
21
23
21
22
22
23
24
23
22
23
22
23
24
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