Fire Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.73° N 72.87° W

Fire Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fire Island sea temperature is
23.1°C
1.3° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 1AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (26 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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)
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
17
18
18
17
32
29
38
57
57
62
58
55
55
58
62
62
62
62
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:49PM1.00m
7:14AM0.87m
7:25PM1.02m
7:48AM0.92m
7:58PM1.03m
Low Tide
00:26AM0.17m
12:27PM0.16m
1:06AM0.12m
1:12PM0.12m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:35
7:32
7:31
 mm
1
1
2
Temp °C
25
24
23
21
20
20
23
24
23
23
23
23
24
24
25
25
25
24
24
Feels °C
23
23
22
20
20
19
23
23
21
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
24
23
24
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