Fire Island surf break

Fire Island surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 04 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
9.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fire Island today?

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 11PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)--
Afternoon (04 May)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (04 May)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the WNW by Thu morning).

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
6
1.4
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.4
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.7
S
7
2
S
7
2.2
S
8
2.1
S
8
2.1
S
8
2
S
8
2
S
8
2
S
7
2
S
7
2.1
S
7
2
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.9
SSW
7
1.3
S
7
1.2
S
7
1
S
7
0.9
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
140
156
161
109
132
176
208
274
434
544
510
523
488
446
422
422
470
427
343
390
163
131
92
75
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
SW
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
10:07PM0.97m
10:39AM0.76m
10:43PM0.93m
11:20AM0.74m
11:23PM0.90m
12:05PM0.72m
Low Tide
3:21PM0.12m
4:04AM0.10m
4:00PM0.15m
4:45AM0.13m
4:43PM0.18m
5:30AM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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5:45
5:43
5:43
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7:50
7:51
7:52
7:52
1
2
Temp °C
12
12
13
12
12
12
13
13
14
14
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
11
10
10
12
5
6
8
7
8
8
8
7
7
6
6
7
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
11
9
7
7
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
1.5
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.2
S
7
1
S
7
0.9
SSE
7
Energy kJ
15
16
6
6
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
235
163
131
92
75
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
9
Energy kJ
2
2
2
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
9
0.1
S
13
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
3
2
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
6
1.4
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.4
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.7
S
7
2
S
7
2.2
S
8
2.1
S
8
2.1
S
8
2
S
8
2
S
8
2
S
7
2
S
7
2.1
S
7
2
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.9
SSW
7
Energy kJ
140
156
161
109
132
176
208
274
434
544
510
523
488
446
422
422
470
427
343
390
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
2332
2332
114
114
114
114
1733
1733
1733
1737
1743
1390
305
1185
1441
1732
1185
1185
102
0
0
0
0
91
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
6
5
8
8
5
5
6
5
5
5
7
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