Fire Island surf break

Fire Island surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 21 May 2026 EDT
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Fire Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fire Island sea temperature is
12.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fire Island today?

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 5AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (21 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (21 May)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Thu night, fresh winds from the E by Sat night).

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
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
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)
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.9
E
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.6
E
5
1
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
6
1.2
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.9
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.6
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
63
50
38
27
28
27
42
26
27
27
20
15
61
93
112
88
88
80
76
93
120
131
154
227
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
15
NE
10
E
10
SE
5
SE
10
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
25
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
30
E
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:33PM1.09m
12:21PM0.89m
00:36AM1.03m
1:26PM0.89m
1:41AM0.97m
2:30PM0.90m
Low Tide
5:31AM0.01m
5:38PM0.11m
6:29AM0.05m
6:43PM0.16m
7:28AM0.09m
7:50PM0.19m
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cloud
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:28
5:28
5:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:07
8:07
1
1
3
3
3
Temp °C
19
16
16
15
14
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
10
9
9
8
10
16
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
8
8
8
7
6
6
7
7
6
4
4
5
2
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.1
SE
10
1.2
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.9
ESE
7
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
63
50
38
27
27
27
18
20
20
27
20
13
13
4
112
88
88
80
76
7
7
7
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.4
SE
6
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
29
29
29
27
28
27
19
18
12
11
6
9
7
7
4
4
4
4
7
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.1
SE
14
0.2
SSE
6
0.3
S
6
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
8
8
27
26
27
7
3
7
7
7
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.5
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.6
E
5
1
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
6
0.4
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
1
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.6
SE
7
Energy kJ
2
4
11
42
12
11
15
61
93
7
13
93
120
131
154
227
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
18
18
39
39
65
39
758
548
39
589
598
579
598
589
603
603
485
485
613
616
485
483
992
447
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
5
7
5
7
7
8
8
7
6
7
5
5
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