Fire Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.73° N 72.87° W

Fire Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fire Island sea temperature is
22.4° C
0.2° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 9AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (02 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (02 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon morning, light winds from the NE by Tue morning).

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
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
1
4
3
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
5
0.8
SSE
5
1
SSE
6
1.4
S
6
1.5
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.9
S
8
2
S
8
2
S
9
2.4
S
9
1.9
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
25
16
44
59
29
33
67
139
196
303
403
546
586
876
517
401
305
219
149
114
108
70
52
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
30
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
10
WNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
NE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:36AM0.93m
10:44PM0.94m
11:15AM0.94m
11:25PM0.91m
12:00PM0.96m
Low Tide
4:06AM0.04m
4:23PM0.09m
4:46AM0.05m
5:10PM0.11m
5:29AM0.06m
6:02PM0.13m
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:50
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8:06
8:05
8:04
 mm
1
1
4
4
3
2
14
1
3
Temp °C
24
24
24
25
24
24
24
25
24
24
25
25
24
25
25
23
21
21
20
23
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
25
24
25
25
24
24
25
25
23
23
23
23
24
25
27
22
19
19
18
22
21
22
21
21
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