Fire Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.73° N 72.87° W

Fire Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fire Island sea temperature is
22.4°C
1.7° 

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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 3AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (11 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (11 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 27°C on Thu night, min 19°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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)
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
1.2
SSW
7
1.1
SSW
7
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
129
99
54
39
36
26
16
15
16
19
20
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
15
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
SW
5
NNW
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
W
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:51PM1.13m
8:16AM1.10m
8:36PM1.10m
8:59AM1.11m
9:19PM1.06m
Low Tide
1:35AM0.03m
1:54PM0.03m
2:16AM0.02m
2:39PM0.03m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:08
7:07
7:06
 mm
Temp °C
29
27
25
23
22
21
22
24
24
23
23
22
20
19
21
21
22
22
22
Feels °C
28
27
26
22
21
20
20
23
23
22
23
21
19
18
20
19
20
21
21
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