Fire Island surf break

Fire Island surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 26 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
12.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Fire Island today?

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 2PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (26 May)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (26 May)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed night, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.9
SE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.7
S
7
1
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.3
SSE
9
0.7
SW
4
0.4
SSE
8
0.6
S
6
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
84
74
59
59
46
45
97
61
59
57
57
55
41
15
18
27
30
31
29
28
28
29
19
18
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
ESE
15
S
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
NNW
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
WSW
15
WSW
10
NNW
10
NE
10
N
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:47AM0.87m
5:18PM0.98m
5:38AM0.86m
6:03PM1.01m
6:25AM0.84m
6:44PM1.02m
Low Tide
10:08AM0.14m
10:55PM0.19m
10:53AM0.14m
11:44PM0.17m
11:36AM0.14m
00:29AM0.15m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:24
5:24
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:10
8:12
8:13
8:13
Temp °C
19
18
20
21
21
20
17
15
17
18
18
21
21
20
22
19
18
17
20
21
20
20
16
15
18
17
20
18
18
17
14
13
16
17
17
20
20
19
21
16
15
14
18
19
17
18
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
S
6
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
S
7
Energy kJ
84
74
59
59
46
43
45
61
59
57
12
12
12
12
9
12
30
24
22
24
26
17
16
15
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
SE
7
0.4
S
6
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
E
4
0.4
E
5
Energy kJ
43
32
32
32
32
45
37
27
25
24
7
7
7
13
27
28
31
29
28
28
4
6
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
Energy kJ
5
4
4
4
15
15
6
29
19
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
1
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.2
NNE
2
0.3
ESE
2
0.5
E
3
Energy kJ
2
97
57
55
41
10
18
1
1
6
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
0
0
91
249
158
91
102
104
61
102
111
143
104
15
46
15
35
15
15
35
15
46
32
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
1
4
1
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
6
7
7
7
9
9
6
7
6
6
9
9
7
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
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