Fire Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.73° N 72.87° W

Fire Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fire Island sea temperature is
24.2° C
2.0° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 2PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (19 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (19 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 21°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.4
SE
8
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.4
SE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
1
SE
5
1.3
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
38
26
26
24
22
22
22
20
52
30
12
12
12
18
18
18
19
25
18
18
50
105
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
NW
5
SW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
15
N
5
E
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
N
15
NE
15
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
20
E
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:28PM0.92m
1:51AM0.77m
2:29PM0.90m
3:01AM0.73m
3:33PM0.89m
Low Tide
6:16AM0.18m
7:00PM0.26m
7:05AM0.23m
7:58PM0.29m
7:59AM0.26m
8:59PM0.30m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:44
7:43
7:40
 mm
2
2
Temp °C
24
23
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
23
26
24
22
22
22
22
21
21
23
23
23
22
22
Feels °C
25
25
27
25
26
26
26
26
25
23
27
24
21
23
23
23
21
21
21
22
22
22
22
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