Fire Island surf break

Fire Island surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 07 May 2026 EDT
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Fire Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fire Island sea temperature is
10.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fire Island today?

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 5PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (07 May)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (07 May)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
7
1
S
7
1
S
7
1
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.7
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
8
0.6
ESE
9
1.2
SSW
5
0.9
S
6
0.9
S
6
1
S
6
0.9
S
6
1
S
5
1
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
127
103
100
97
77
59
44
45
34
48
99
54
69
66
64
78
61
58
64
120
148
92
74
64
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
5
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
W
5
NNW
20
N
10
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
10
W
10
NW
5
SSW
10
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
WNW
10
SSW
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
12:05PM0.72m
00:07AM0.87m
12:56PM0.72m
00:59AM0.84m
1:57PM0.74m
1:59AM0.82m
Low Tide
5:32PM0.22m
6:20AM0.17m
6:26PM0.24m
7:12AM0.18m
7:27PM0.24m
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:41
5:41
5:39
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7:52
7:53
7:54
7:55
1
3
9
8
Temp °C
10
13
13
11
12
11
8
9
12
14
13
14
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
6
10
9
7
9
9
3
6
6
8
7
11
9
9
9
7
7
9
8
8
10
11
12
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
7
1
S
7
1
S
7
1
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.4
SE
7
0.6
ESE
9
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.9
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
Energy kJ
127
103
100
97
77
59
44
45
34
14
52
34
36
66
64
50
32
28
27
26
15
92
74
64
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
Energy kJ
2
2
8
8
13
19
34
32
31
21
54
46
45
45
31
5
5
5
5
4
15
15
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
14
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
12
0.3
S
9
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
S
18
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
Energy kJ
3
4
1
5
14
27
17
5
5
6
5
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
4
0.3
NNE
3
0.3
WSW
4
0.7
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
8
1
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
5
1
S
6
0.9
S
6
1
S
5
1
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.4
S
6
Energy kJ
10
1
3
48
99
51
69
78
61
58
64
120
148
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
35
58
93
0
0
18
0
93
104
104
0
0
63
93
114
239
114
108
1197
102
61
0
85
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
7
6
6
6
7
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
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