Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fire Island today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 4PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fire Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Fri morning, calm by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
40 | 35 | 32 | 47 | 81 | 131 | 137 | 64 | 48 | 25 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:01AM0.73m | 3:33PM0.89m | 4:08AM0.73m | 4:32PM0.91m | 5:05AM0.75m | 5:24PM0.94m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:59AM0.26m | 8:59PM0.30m | 8:56AM0.27m | 9:58PM0.29m | 9:53AM0.27m | 10:53PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||
6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 4 | E 4 | SE 12 | E 7 | S 5 |
11 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 89 | 85 | 64 | 48 | 25 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 4 | 24 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 14 | SSE 5 | SW 5 | — | SE 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 12 | SE 6 |
2 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | 7 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 26 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | S 5 | SE 14 | SE 14 | — | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 12 |
— | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 8 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 22 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 5 |
40 | 35 | 32 | 47 | 81 | 131 | 137 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | 4 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 297 | 297 | 750 | 1124 | 1124 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 751 | 35 | 240 | 240 | 240 | 249 | 287 | 108 | 613 | 120 | 121 | 162 | 91 |
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