Fire Island surf break

Fire Island surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 EDT
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Fire Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fire Island sea temperature is
8.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fire Island today?

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 12AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (23 Apr)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.5
S
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
8
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.6
SE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
46
55
40
29
27
33
33
20
31
33
33
22
21
20
12
12
12
17
4
2
4
8
9
11
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
5
ESE
10
N
10
NW
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
15
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
5
W
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:48AM1.00m
1:40PM0.81m
2:01AM0.95m
2:53PM0.83m
3:14AM0.93m
Low Tide
5:50PM0.09m
6:46AM0.07m
6:56PM0.15m
7:52AM0.11m
8:07PM0.18m
8:57AM0.12m
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
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6:01
6:00
5:58
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7:37
7:37
7:38
7:39
2
7
4
Temp °C
8
8
8
8
8
9
15
18
19
16
13
10
10
9
9
12
11
9
9
9
8
7
6
6
4
6
5
5
5
6
12
14
15
11
6
6
6
4
3
8
6
4
5
6
5
3
1
0
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
7
1
SSE
5
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
7
0.2
SSW
6
Energy kJ
7
55
40
29
27
33
33
19
31
33
33
22
21
20
12
12
6
3
2
2
2
3
8
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.5
E
5
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
5
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.1
SE
7
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
4
0.1
SE
14
Energy kJ
1
1
13
25
17
10
10
20
18
11
10
6
6
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
8
3
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
SSW
6
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
E
8
0.1
S
6
0.3
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
E
5
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
7
0.2
S
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
S
8
0.1
E
5
0.1
SE
15
Energy kJ
3
3
8
10
7
11
1
10
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
4
1
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
5
0.3
NNW
2
0.4
SSW
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
ESE
2
0.6
SE
4
Energy kJ
46
1
12
17
4
2
1
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
194
24
15
0
32
35
32
24
24
35
32
507
68
68
613
613
750
750
750
750
750
761
750
230
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
3
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
5
5
4
5
5
7
4
5
4
4
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