Fire Island surf break

Fire Island surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 29 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
13.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Fire Island today (29 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 12PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 29). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 May)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (29 May)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (29 May)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri morning, strong winds from the N by Sat morning).

Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Mon
1
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
4
1
SSW
5
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.2
ESE
11
1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
15
15
15
17
58
88
78
68
52
28
12
12
117
169
156
125
130
135
102
100
71
70
46
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
NNW
30
NW
35
NNW
45
N
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
NE
15
NNE
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
W
15
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WNW
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:07AM0.83m
7:23PM1.03m
7:48AM0.82m
8:00PM1.03m
8:27AM0.80m
8:35PM1.02m
Low Tide
12:17PM0.14m
1:09AM0.13m
12:57PM0.13m
1:48AM0.12m
1:37PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:24
5:22
5:22
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:13
8:14
8:15
8:15
Temp °C
14
16
19
20
18
17
19
15
11
11
11
13
14
13
12
12
11
13
18
20
19
16
16
17
10
12
16
15
12
12
14
10
3
2
1
4
6
7
8
8
6
8
14
16
15
11
12
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
E
8
1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.8
SSW
6
Energy kJ
15
15
15
15
7
7
1
78
68
52
28
12
7
8
94
156
125
130
135
102
100
71
70
36
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.3
S
7
0.2
S
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
9
0.5
E
10
Energy kJ
20
14
7
7
1
1
3
5
6
7
7
7
12
5
8
3
4
3
3
4
1
1
46
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
9
0.2
E
10
0.1
W
5
0.1
SE
12
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
Energy kJ
2
2
2
1
2
3
7
1
6
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
2
0.2
NNW
2
0.2
NNW
2
0.8
SSW
4
1
SSW
5
1.1
S
6
0.3
NW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.6
NNW
3
0.9
N
4
1.1
NNE
4
1.2
NE
5
1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
0.3
SW
6
0.4
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.8
SSW
5
0.9
WSW
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
17
58
88
1
2
6
24
46
83
117
169
6
3
19
30
55
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
32
68
275
764
750
239
289
0
289
813
273
1124
419
252
0
0
0
0
0
0
238
102
58
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
4
2
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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