Fire Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.73° N 72.87° W

Fire Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fire Island sea temperature is
15.7°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 (06 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 12PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Nov)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (06 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (06 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun morning).

Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Mon
9
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.5
S
6
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
83
89
134
167
106
112
137
93
66
69
79
114
109
86
66
64
53
40
31
30
76
101
101
97
96
75
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SSW
25
S
30
SSW
20
SSW
5
WNW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
30
WSW
30
W
30
W
30
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:07AM1.04m
5:28PM0.93m
5:49AM1.06m
6:11PM0.91m
6:29AM1.07m
6:52PM0.89m
Low Tide
10:48AM0.10m
10:52PM0.08m
11:35AM0.08m
11:33PM0.07m
12:17PM0.06m
00:12AM0.06m
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:26
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6:30
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4:42
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 mm
2
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10
19
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Temp °C
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
15
16
17
16
14
10
9
9
9
11
14
14
13
13
12
11
11
Feels °C
17
16
14
14
16
19
16
16
15
14
14
13
10
8
3
1
1
2
4
7
9
10
6
4
4
4
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