Fire Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.73° N 72.87° W

Fire Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fire Island sea temperature is
22.3° C
0.1° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 10PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)--
Afternoon (23 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (23 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
8
1
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.9
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.8
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
121
121
71
52
37
37
26
20
23
104
113
65
75
69
108
88
110
168
113
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
NE
5
NE
5
E
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
E
10
NE
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:11PM0.92m
4:38AM0.74m
5:05PM0.94m
5:32AM0.74m
5:52PM0.96m
Low Tide
9:40PM0.27m
9:32AM0.22m
10:36PM0.26m
10:24AM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:15
8:14
 mm
Temp °C
23
22
22
21
20
20
23
22
22
21
21
20
20
19
21
22
21
21
20
Feels °C
21
20
21
20
20
20
22
20
19
19
19
19
19
17
17
18
18
18
18
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