Fire Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.73° N 72.87° W

Fire Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fire Island sea temperature is
22.7° C
0.2° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 12PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (31 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (31 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
85
87
96
101
94
88
64
63
61
63
55
49
63
42
44
29
28
26
25
34
44
44
16
17
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WSW
15
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
9:27AM0.88m
9:32PM1.00m
10:00AM0.90m
10:06PM0.98m
10:36AM0.93m
10:44PM0.94m
Low Tide
2:53AM0.06m
2:58PM0.09m
3:29AM0.05m
3:39PM0.09m
4:06AM0.04m
4:23PM0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:46
5:47
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:07
8:06
 mm
Temp °C
21
20
21
25
26
25
24
24
25
24
24
25
26
25
24
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
Feels °C
21
21
22
26
26
23
24
24
26
24
25
25
25
25
24
23
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
26
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