Fire Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.73° N 72.87° W

Fire Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fire Island sea temperature is
24.2° C
2.0° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 3PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (20 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.6
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.4
SE
8
0.7
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.3
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
38
30
13
12
12
18
18
18
18
18
16
24
18
25
36
28
27
30
32
25
16
11
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
5
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
25
N
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
E
15
ESE
10
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:29PM0.90m
3:01AM0.73m
3:33PM0.89m
4:08AM0.73m
4:32PM0.91m
Low Tide
7:05AM0.23m
7:58PM0.29m
7:59AM0.26m
8:59PM0.30m
8:56AM0.27m
9:58PM0.29m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:43
7:40
7:39
 mm
11
7
1
1
3
7
1
Temp °C
25
24
26
26
26
20
18
18
18
18
21
23
22
22
21
21
20
20
20
21
22
22
21
Feels °C
26
25
27
25
26
19
15
16
16
16
20
21
21
22
20
21
19
20
19
22
23
23
22
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