Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fire Island today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 12PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fire Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat morning, light winds from the NE by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 51 | 38 | 29 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 28 | 40 | 48 | 60 | 91 | 178 | 138 | 49 | 47 | 62 | 528 | 832 | 1066 | 1293 | 1905 | 1452 | 1452 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:40PM0.87m | 1:38AM0.72m | 1:44PM0.84m | 2:51AM0.73m | 2:58PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:45AM0.27m | 6:37PM0.25m | 6:42AM0.30m | 7:35PM0.26m | 7:45AM0.30m | 8:33PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 2 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 51 | 38 | 29 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 91 | 59 | 25 | 49 | 47 | 62 | 238 | 391 | 551 | 734 | 884 | 1452 | 1452 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | SE 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | ESE 8 | E 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 20 | 2 | 7 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | ENE 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 28 | 40 | 48 | 60 | — | 178 | 138 | — | — | — | 528 | 832 | 1066 | 1293 | 1905 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 338 | 338 | 153 | 750 | 750 | 761 | 883 | 758 | 65 | 758 | 69 | 18 | 39 | 39 | 1124 | 764 | 40 | 106 | 892 | 888 | 888 | 764 | 751 |
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