Fire Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.73° N 72.87° W

Issued: 7 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fire Island sea temperature is
22.8° C

2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 12AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (05 Jul)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (05 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat night, min 18°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat night, fresh winds from the E by Mon morning).

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.7
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.3
SE
8
0.5
S
5
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
1.1
ESE
5
1.6
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
15
12
12
12
12
22
18
11
12
11
19
12
48
171
268
348
237
255
227
168
139
110
92
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
SW
10
NW
20
N
10
N
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
30
ESE
35
E
35
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
20
ENE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:10PM0.92m
11:48AM0.85m
11:52PM0.89m
12:33PM0.88m
00:38AM0.85m
1:24PM0.91m
Low Tide
4:45PM0.14m
5:17AM0.07m
5:34PM0.15m
6:02AM0.08m
6:28PM0.16m
6:50AM0.08m
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:26
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:24
8:24
8:24
 mm
2
8
1
6
3
5
3
3
5
2
1
1
Temp °C
33
30
26
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
22
21
21
21
19
20
20
21
21
21
20
18
18
18
Feels °C
33
31
27
22
25
25
23
24
24
24
23
22
22
19
15
17
18
20
19
21
19
16
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
SE
9
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.3
SE
9
0.3
S
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
SSW
5
1.7
ESE
7
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
1.4
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
Energy kJ
7
12
10
10
7
8
8
8
8
12
7
12
4
3
2
3
270
5
5
5
168
139
110
92
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
Energy kJ
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
19
12
5
5
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
3
0.1
S
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
4
0.5
N
3
0.7
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.3
E
3
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
ESE
4
1.1
ESE
5
1.6
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
0.5
NE
3
Energy kJ
15
6
22
18
1
14
10
48
171
268
348
237
255
227
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)
883
2332
250
143
884
1440
341
3278
1621
3399
301
143
1197
995
995
1481
1182
581
302
237
40
126
313
230
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Rating
(10 max)
1
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
8
5
5
5
7
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