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Fire Island Surf Forecast
/ Long Island NY (34 breaks) / New York (44 breaks) /
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Fire Island surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
11.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Fire Island today?
The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 10AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fire Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | |
54 | 51 | 55 | 40 | 39 | 31 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 31 | 66 | 126 | 160 | 141 | 95 | 72 | 89 | 51 | 74 | 47 | 40 | 45 | 44 | 133 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | off | off | |
High Tide | 4:10AM0.84m | 4:49PM0.92m | 5:05AM0.87m | 5:35PM1.01m | 5:55AM0.90m | 6:20PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:50AM0.10m | 10:25PM0.12m | 10:41AM0.05m | 11:21PM0.06m | 11:31AM0.01m | 00:15AM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | 8:00 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
5 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 |
 kJ | 54 | 51 | 55 | 40 | 39 | 31 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 62 | 51 | 55 | 47 | 40 | 45 | 44 | 133 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 6 | E 6 | S 6 | — |
| kJ | 7 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 25 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 6 | — |
| kJ | 19 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | N 3 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 31 | 66 | 126 | 160 | 141 | 95 | 72 | 89 | — | 74 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 24 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 35 | 249 | 289 | 287 | 287 | 276 | 276 | 289 | 992 | 1611 | 992 | 158 | 330 | 100 | 104 | 35 | 58 | 85 | 93 |
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