Fire Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.73° N 72.87° W

Fire Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fire Island sea temperature is
22.8° C
0.3° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 10AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (30 Jul)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (30 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
7
1.3
SE
7
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
146
176
107
122
96
87
85
85
68
96
101
96
72
70
63
61
76
78
74
64
80
28
27
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
N
20
NNE
5
N
5
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:55AM0.86m
9:00PM1.01m
9:27AM0.88m
9:32PM1.00m
10:00AM0.90m
10:06PM0.98m
Low Tide
2:16AM0.09m
2:16PM0.11m
2:53AM0.06m
2:58PM0.09m
3:29AM0.05m
3:39PM0.09m
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:46
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:08
8:07
8:07
 mm
5
5
2
1
1
Temp °C
21
20
19
20
21
21
21
21
20
20
23
24
24
23
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
24
24
Feels °C
22
19
17
18
20
22
22
21
21
21
24
23
24
23
24
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
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