Fire Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.73° N 72.87° W

Fire Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fire Island sea temperature is
22.4°C
0.8° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 7PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (28 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (28 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
1
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)
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.8
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
82
82
54
64
53
51
50
39
30
30
30
21
23
23
24
24
24
25
18
31
49
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
ENE
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:20AM0.96m
8:31PM1.03m
8:52AM0.99m
9:04PM1.02m
9:26AM1.02m
9:40PM1.00m
Low Tide
1:55PM0.08m
2:21AM0.05m
2:36PM0.05m
2:57AM0.03m
3:18PM0.05m
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:30
7:29
7:27
 mm
1
1
8
Temp °C
25
25
26
26
23
20
19
18
20
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
23
24
24
24
22
Feels °C
28
26
27
27
22
16
15
15
17
22
19
21
20
21
22
21
21
22
22
23
22
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