Fire Island surf break

Fire Island surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 02 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
10.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fire Island today?

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 9PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (02 May)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (02 May)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sat night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
E
8
0.8
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
6
1.2
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.4
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
58
58
58
58
59
59
59
62
61
43
41
62
61
61
54
36
37
55
94
130
112
106
109
168
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SE
5
NE
20
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
8:49AM0.85m
9:00PM1.02m
9:26AM0.82m
9:33PM1.00m
10:02AM0.79m
10:07PM0.97m
Low Tide
2:07PM0.09m
2:47AM0.07m
2:43PM0.10m
3:25AM0.09m
3:21PM0.12m
4:04AM0.10m
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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5:48
5:46
5:45
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7:47
7:49
7:50
7:51
1
Temp °C
11
10
11
10
10
8
7
7
10
12
14
13
13
12
11
11
12
14
14
12
13
12
12
13
9
8
9
8
8
2
0
-1
3
5
6
8
9
8
6
5
6
8
8
7
8
7
7
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
58
58
58
58
59
59
59
62
61
43
41
62
61
61
54
36
37
25
15
15
6
6
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
7
Energy kJ
11
6
5
3
3
1
1
3
6
21
30
37
39
29
29
19
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
8
0.3
S
6
0.2
WSW
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
7
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
5
0.3
N
2
0.4
NNW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.4
WSW
4
0.3
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.6
SW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
6
1.2
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.4
S
7
Energy kJ
19
1
3
6
2
3
1
6
3
7
19
34
55
94
130
112
106
109
168
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
35
35
58
46
18
39
24
24
109
0
85
0
0
0
91
240
253
102
289
114
114
114
99
114
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
2
1
1
1
3
4
4
3
1
1
1
3
4
1
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
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