Fire Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.73° N 72.87° W

Fire Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fire Island sea temperature is
24.4°C
2.4° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 4PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (22 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (22 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun night, min 21°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.5
E
5
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
12
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
S
5
1.3
SSW
5
1.1
S
6
0.8
SW
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
S
6
0.9
S
6
1
S
5
1.2
SSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
14
12
12
10
11
26
25
24
32
33
40
90
77
43
57
66
61
60
58
80
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
S
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
WSW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:32PM0.91m
5:05AM0.75m
5:24PM0.94m
5:54AM0.79m
6:09PM0.97m
Low Tide
8:56AM0.27m
9:58PM0.29m
9:53AM0.27m
10:53PM0.26m
10:48AM0.24m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:39
7:37
7:37
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
23
25
25
25
26
26
24
23
22
23
23
23
25
22
Feels °C
23
23
22
21
22
22
22
24
25
25
25
26
24
23
22
19
18
18
20
21
20
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