Fire Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.73° N 72.87° W

Fire Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fire Island sea temperature is
24.7° C
2.1° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 7AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (11 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (11 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.7
SW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.8
SW
5
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.3
SSW
6
0.2
S
6
0.4
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
16
16
15
32
17
35
15
10
10
9
5
5
5
6
5
6
10
28
21
31
27
27
48
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
10
NW
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
N
5
E
10
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
5
WNW
5
N
0
WSW
20
SW
30
SW
15
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
6:58AM0.94m
7:18PM1.16m
7:49AM0.99m
8:08PM1.17m
8:38AM1.03m
8:57PM1.15m
Low Tide
00:19AM0.05m
12:22PM0.04m
1:13AM0.01m
1:19PM0.02m
2:01AM-0.02m
2:11PM0.00m
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
thunderstorm
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cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:54
7:53
7:52
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
24
24
27
29
29
28
25
24
23
21
24
27
26
25
26
25
24
25
26
26
25
25
25
Feels °C
24
25
25
28
28
28
30
26
25
23
20
24
27
25
23
25
26
25
26
25
24
25
24
26
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