Fire Island surf break

Fire Island surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 22 Apr 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
8.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fire Island today?

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 12PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (22 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (22 Apr)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed morning, calm by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
7
0.6
S
4
0.8
SSE
4
1.1
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.8
S
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
11
22
48
66
39
40
41
47
43
32
29
34
34
34
34
23
21
12
12
12
11
6
2
Wind (km/h)
20
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
20
SE
10
NNW
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NNW
0
NW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SE
15
SSE
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
12:27PM0.83m
00:48AM1.00m
1:40PM0.81m
2:01AM0.95m
2:53PM0.83m
Low Tide
5:44AM0.02m
5:50PM0.09m
6:46AM0.07m
6:56PM0.15m
7:52AM0.11m
8:07PM0.18m
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
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6:01
6:01
6:00
5:58
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7:37
7:37
7:38
7:39
1
6
3
1
Temp °C
6
4
5
7
7
8
7
7
7
8
14
18
18
16
13
10
10
9
10
11
11
10
7
8
0
-2
-2
0
2
5
3
4
4
5
10
15
15
12
8
6
7
6
7
9
6
6
1
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.9
SE
5
0.8
S
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.2
E
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
6
Energy kJ
9
8
4
4
1
39
40
41
47
43
32
28
34
34
34
34
23
21
12
12
11
3
6
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.3
ENE
7
0.1
E
7
0.7
S
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.2
E
6
0.1
SE
7
0.2
E
6
0.1
E
6
Energy kJ
2
6
10
1
31
34
24
17
18
17
29
20
20
11
11
7
7
7
8
3
2
3
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
S
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
S
9
Energy kJ
7
2
4
4
8
5
10
10
4
1
4
2
3
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.8
SSE
4
1.1
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
0.3
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
S
3
Energy kJ
7
11
22
48
66
1
3
2
1
12
11
2
2
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)
885
1390
1390
230
65
0
0
0
0
0
32
0
0
24
32
32
32
32
68
613
750
750
750
750
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
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
9
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
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