Fire Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.73° N 72.87° W

Issued: 7 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fire Island sea temperature is
22.8° C

2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 1PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (04 Jul)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (04 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 33°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the ESE by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.9
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.6
S
5
0.3
SE
9
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.7
E
4
1.2
E
5
1.5
E
6
1.6
ESE
6
1.7
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.6
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
13
13
13
16
30
26
28
17
13
14
14
11
11
11
11
15
74
165
218
255
262
262
247
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
25
SW
35
NNW
10
NW
15
W
10
NW
5
NNW
15
S
10
SSW
5
ESE
10
E
15
ESE
20
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
40
ESE
35
E
30
E
25
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:09AM0.83m
11:10PM0.92m
11:48AM0.85m
11:52PM0.89m
12:33PM0.88m
00:38AM0.85m
Low Tide
4:36AM0.07m
4:45PM0.14m
5:17AM0.07m
5:34PM0.15m
6:02AM0.08m
6:28PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:24
5:26
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:24
8:24
8:24
 mm
1
2
1
3
2
1
2
3
2
2
6
5
2
4
6
Temp °C
28
29
32
33
30
24
23
23
23
23
24
24
23
23
22
21
20
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
Feels °C
30
30
32
32
29
21
25
24
26
26
26
26
26
25
23
21
18
15
15
15
14
16
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.7
SSW
5
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
S
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
Energy kJ
11
12
8
7
13
12
26
19
17
13
14
14
8
4
11
11
12
13
2
2
3
3
3
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
5
5
3
3
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
2
0.1
NE
4
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.4
E
3
0.5
E
4
0.7
E
4
1.2
E
5
1.5
E
6
1.6
ESE
6
1.7
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.6
ESE
7
Energy kJ
1
16
30
28
3
7
15
74
165
218
255
262
262
247
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
32
613
655
2510
1182
24
32
15
32
68
2495
3278
2510
1427
301
378
1185
808
341
2616
341
288
581
162
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
5
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