Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fire Island today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 3PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fire Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | 38 | 30 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 24 | 18 | 25 | 36 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 25 | 16 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:29PM0.90m | 3:01AM0.73m | 3:33PM0.89m | 4:08AM0.73m | 4:32PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:05AM0.23m | 7:58PM0.29m | 7:59AM0.26m | 8:59PM0.30m | 8:56AM0.27m | 9:58PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||
6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | E 4 |
20 | 38 | 30 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 25 | 36 | 28 | 27 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SE 9 | ESE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | SE 15 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 8 | SE 4 |
9 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 2 | — | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSW 5 | WSW 3 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | E 6 | — | S 15 | E 7 | SE 15 | — | SE 14 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 13 | ESE 8 |
6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 8 | — | 8 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | — | — | SW 5 | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — |
1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 24 | 18 | — | — | — | 25 | 30 | 32 | 25 | 16 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 15 | 275 | 1197 | 289 | 253 | 289 | 289 | 297 | 297 | 750 | 1197 | 750 | 750 | 289 | 294 | 201 | 885 | 570 | 1185 | 39 | 39 | 158 |
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