Fire Island surf break

Fire Island surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 24 May 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
12.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Fire Island today?

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 8PM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (24 May)7ft (2.2m)9s
Evening (24 May)6ft (1.9m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SE
8
2.2
SE
9
2.2
SE
9
2.1
SE
9
1.8
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
1
SSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
686
720
736
631
449
372
311
250
196
196
151
151
129
91
88
86
86
69
63
82
64
62
62
105
Wind (km/h)
35
E
25
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
SE
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:31PM0.92m
3:50AM0.89m
4:27PM0.95m
4:47AM0.87m
5:18PM0.98m
5:38AM0.86m
Low Tide
8:26AM0.12m
8:57PM0.20m
9:20AM0.13m
9:59PM0.20m
10:08AM0.14m
10:55PM0.19m
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:24
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:08
8:09
8:10
8:12
3
7
1
1
2
2
4
Temp °C
10
11
12
13
15
15
16
16
16
16
18
19
19
18
17
16
17
18
19
18
18
18
19
19
4
6
9
11
15
15
16
16
15
15
18
20
20
17
15
15
17
16
17
15
16
17
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SE
9
2.1
SE
9
1.8
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
Energy kJ
736
631
449
372
311
250
196
196
151
151
129
91
88
86
86
69
63
82
64
62
62
61
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.6
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.9
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
SE
7
Energy kJ
6
5
25
33
47
69
71
73
58
58
44
60
59
59
45
44
37
26
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SE
8
2.2
SE
9
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.4
SW
3
1
SSW
7
Energy kJ
686
720
10
6
26
2
105
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
267
178
485
548
39
40
35
61
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
24
91
114
91
114
104
61
85
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
6
6
7
7
8
7
7
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