Fire Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.73° N 72.87° W

Fire Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fire Island sea temperature is
23.5°C
1.5° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 6AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (23 Aug)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (23 Aug)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun night, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.7
S
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.7
S
6
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
26
25
24
23
23
23
36
43
52
24
27
47
47
46
59
32
18
18
18
18
17
17
18
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
E
10
ENE
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
SW
25
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:05AM0.75m
5:24PM0.94m
5:54AM0.79m
6:09PM0.97m
6:36AM0.83m
6:49PM1.00m
Low Tide
9:53AM0.27m
10:53PM0.26m
10:48AM0.24m
11:43PM0.22m
11:40AM0.21m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:37
7:37
7:35
 mm
1
Temp °C
22
22
22
23
24
25
26
25
24
23
22
24
23
24
23
23
22
21
20
23
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
24
24
24
25
24
25
25
24
22
22
20
20
19
21
21
22
21
20
19
20
19
20
21
22
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