
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fire Island today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 2PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Fire Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the E by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 24 | 64 | 77 | 66 | 383 | 155 | 103 | 81 | 87 | 87 | 68 | 71 | 72 | 74 | 72 | 55 | 55 | 53 | 51 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:34AM0.99m | 11:48PM1.00m | 12:26PM0.97m | 00:40AM0.92m | 1:19PM0.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:42AM-0.01m | 4:59PM0.08m | 5:27AM0.03m | 5:51PM0.14m | 6:14AM0.09m | 6:47PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||
5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 6 | SE 13 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 77 | 7 | 134 | 155 | 103 | 81 | 87 | 87 | 68 | 71 | 72 | 74 | 72 | 55 | 55 | 53 | 51 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | SE 12 | SE 8 |
8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 6 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 12 |
— | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SW 6 | S 6 | SW 7 | — | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 24 | 64 | 72 | 66 | 383 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 750 | 883 | 1197 | 2510 | 2914 | 209 | 812 | 288 | 109 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 24 | 91 | 114 | 883 | 114 |
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