Fire Island surf break

Fire Island surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 19 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
12.9° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fire Island today?

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 10AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (19 May)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (19 May)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.3
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.5
SSW
7
1.4
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
1.2
S
6
1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
80
88
109
92
108
135
148
152
195
158
133
101
115
115
81
66
51
38
37
28
27
28
26
26
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
15
NNW
10
N
20
NNW
15
N
20
N
15
NNE
10
ESE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
0
ESE
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
10:17AM0.91m
10:34PM1.14m
11:18AM0.90m
11:33PM1.09m
12:21PM0.89m
00:36AM1.03m
Low Tide
3:43AM-0.07m
3:44PM-0.00m
4:35AM-0.03m
4:39PM0.05m
5:31AM0.01m
5:38PM0.11m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:30
5:28
5:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:05
8:06
8:07
8:07
1
1
3
9
1
1
Temp °C
19
20
21
25
21
21
23
23
20
22
28
26
22
21
18
15
14
13
11
11
11
11
11
11
17
18
19
23
17
19
20
21
18
21
26
23
18
21
19
11
10
8
8
9
8
9
9
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.1
SE
13
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
1.2
S
7
1.1
S
7
1
S
6
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
1.2
S
6
1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
Energy kJ
13
14
7
25
34
34
36
25
130
107
84
29
29
115
81
66
51
38
37
27
27
28
19
18
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
Energy kJ
7
7
7
7
10
10
10
26
27
27
8
8
29
29
29
29
29
28
28
27
27
26
26
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.2
ESE
3
0.3
E
4
Energy kJ
5
5
7
10
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
1
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.3
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.5
SSW
7
1.4
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
0.2
ENE
2
0.4
SE
3
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
Energy kJ
80
88
109
92
108
135
148
152
195
158
133
101
115
1
2
7
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
289
294
338
99
99
99
102
102
147
99
99
102
104
102
93
0
0
18
0
24
18
135
758
581
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
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