Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fire Island today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 8PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s 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 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fire Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 160 | 92 | 79 | 64 | 53 | 68 | 66 | 50 | 53 | 57 | 59 | 57 | 59 | 57 | 42 | 40 | 27 | 30 | 25 | 21 | 27 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:46AM1.00m | 00:03AM0.90m | 12:35PM0.96m | 00:53AM0.83m | 1:28PM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:17PM0.14m | 5:31AM0.12m | 6:07PM0.20m | 6:16AM0.18m | 7:00PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 26 | 29 | 28 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 104 | 92 | 79 | 64 | 53 | 68 | 66 | 50 | 53 | 57 | 59 | 57 | 59 | 57 | 42 | 40 | 27 | 30 | 25 | 21 | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 9 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | NE 4 | S 14 | NE 4 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 9 | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | — | — | SSE 12 | ENE 4 | SSE 11 | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | S 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 14 | 1 | 12 | — | — | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 |
| kJ | 160 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 24 | 63 | 91 | 91 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 32 | 750 | 289 | 121 |
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