Fire Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.73° N 72.87° W

Fire Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fire Island sea temperature is
24.2° C
1.6° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 6PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (08 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sat night, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.5
SE
8
0.8
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
0.9
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
7
1.1
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.6
S
6
0.7
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
35
33
35
77
100
136
63
65
56
99
55
47
35
31
22
15
14
13
26
38
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
N
10
NNE
10
N
0
NNE
10
S
15
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:25PM1.04m
5:01AM0.82m
5:30PM1.09m
6:04AM0.87m
6:26PM1.13m
Low Tide
9:13AM0.11m
10:15PM0.14m
10:17AM0.09m
11:19PM0.10m
11:21AM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:59
7:58
7:55
 mm
Temp °C
26
27
27
28
30
27
26
26
29
30
30
29
27
26
24
24
26
26
26
27
29
Feels °C
26
26
26
29
31
27
27
27
29
29
29
29
26
25
23
24
25
26
25
28
29
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