Fire Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.73° N 72.87° W

Fire Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fire Island sea temperature is
23.0°C
2.1° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 8PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (07 Sep)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (07 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, strong winds from the SW by Wed night).

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.6
SW
4
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
8
0.7
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
5
1.4
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
19
18
16
15
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
11
7
8
16
42
128
167
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WSW
5
WNW
10
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
W
10
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
40
SSW
40
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:22PM1.07m
5:56AM0.94m
6:16PM1.11m
6:45AM1.01m
7:05PM1.13m
Low Tide
10:09AM0.16m
11:05PM0.13m
11:14AM0.12m
00:01AM0.09m
12:14PM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:14
7:12
7:10
 mm
Temp °C
22
24
25
25
23
23
22
21
23
25
25
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
18
20
22
22
21
22
20
19
21
23
23
22
24
25
25
23
22
21
21
19
19
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