Fire Island surf break

Fire Island surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 30 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
14.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fire Island today (30 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 9AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (30 May)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (30 May)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sun morning).

Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
6
1
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.2
ESE
11
1.5
ENE
9
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
1.3
SW
6
1.1
SW
6
1
SW
6
1.1
SW
6
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
149
78
51
38
19
12
12
331
273
239
198
167
133
128
87
61
96
72
59
77
41
57
26
28
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
NW
30
NW
45
NNW
45
N
40
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
N
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:48AM0.82m
8:00PM1.03m
8:27AM0.80m
8:35PM1.02m
9:06AM0.79m
9:10PM1.00m
Low Tide
1:09AM0.13m
12:57PM0.13m
1:48AM0.12m
1:37PM0.13m
2:26AM0.10m
2:16PM0.13m
rain showers
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clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
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8:14
8:15
8:15
1
Temp °C
16
12
10
8
7
9
10
10
10
10
11
16
18
18
16
16
18
17
17
17
19
16
15
13
12
6
3
-2
-3
0
3
4
5
6
7
12
13
12
11
13
15
14
14
13
15
11
11
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
6
1
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.2
S
6
1
ENE
9
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.8
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
Energy kJ
89
78
51
38
19
12
3
166
273
239
198
167
133
128
87
61
32
33
25
24
21
13
26
28
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
10
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.7
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
Energy kJ
5
6
7
7
7
12
12
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
60
61
42
42
41
23
9
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
SE
12
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
8
6
6
6
1
1
1
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
6
0.3
NW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.6
NNW
3
1
NNE
4
1.3
NNE
5
1.1
NE
6
1.5
ENE
9
0.1
SW
6
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
1.3
SW
6
1.1
SW
6
1
SW
6
1.1
SW
6
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
4
0.8
E
4
Energy kJ
149
1
2
6
40
86
69
331
1
2
9
18
96
72
59
77
57
6
22
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
109
239
243
764
890
808
764
65
24
0
0
0
91
225
239
61
0
0
24
24
135
238
238
238
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
1
3
2
1
1
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
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