Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fire Island today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 7PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fire Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun night, strong winds from the NE by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 9 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 16 | 30 | 17 | 26 | 92 | 37 | 41 | 92 | 157 | 144 | 184 | 192 | 287 | 413 | 435 | 432 | 443 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:53PM0.88m | 4:34AM0.77m | 4:49PM0.91m | 5:22AM0.82m | 5:36PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:21AM0.31m | 9:17PM0.30m | 9:22AM0.30m | 10:12PM0.26m | 10:19AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 18 | 27 | 14 | 23 | 17 | 26 | 92 | 28 | 20 | 21 | 40 | 38 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 7 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 30 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 19 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 6 | 12 | — | 4 | 5 | 37 | 41 | 92 | 157 | 144 | 184 | 192 | 287 | 413 | 435 | 432 | 443 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 289 | 1732 | 1621 | 104 | 46 | 32 | 313 | 338 | 504 | 616 | 758 | 761 | 758 | 761 | 579 | 883 | 750 | 995 | 485 | 752 | 750 |
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