Fire Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.73° N 72.87° W

Fire Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fire Island sea temperature is
22.7° C
0.7° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 2AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (20 Jul)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (20 Jul)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SW by Tue night).

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
1
1
1
1
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)
0.6
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.9
S
5
1
S
5
1.1
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
61
67
72
55
54
53
36
34
34
47
25
46
36
57
83
113
97
134
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
S
0
SSW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
E
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
25
S
35
SW
30
SSW
Wind State
off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
00:40AM0.92m
1:19PM0.95m
1:34AM0.85m
2:15PM0.93m
Low Tide
5:51PM0.14m
6:14AM0.09m
6:47PM0.19m
7:02AM0.13m
7:44PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:19
8:17
8:16
 mm
2
2
8
7
Temp °C
25
24
23
20
19
20
22
22
23
22
23
22
22
22
23
23
23
25
22
Feels °C
23
23
23
18
17
19
21
19
21
20
22
20
20
19
20
22
23
22
20
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