Fire Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.73° N 72.87° W

Fire Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fire Island sea temperature is
22.3° C
0.4° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 11PM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)--
Afternoon (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (16 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu night, min 21°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night).

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
4
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
6
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.8
S
5
1.1
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
26
11
11
9
9
9
9
15
9
8
8
8
8
12
10
14
27
80
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
10
W
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
35
S
40
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:06PM1.13m
10:42AM1.00m
10:57PM1.08m
11:34AM0.99m
Low Tide
3:17PM-0.00m
3:56AM-0.05m
4:08PM0.03m
4:42AM-0.01m
4:59PM0.08m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:21
8:20
8:19
 mm
1
6
4
1
Temp °C
28
30
27
25
23
22
25
26
24
23
23
23
23
24
24
22
21
22
23
Feels °C
25
30
26
24
21
18
21
24
21
20
21
23
23
24
23
20
21
20
20
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