Fire Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.73° N 72.87° W

Fire Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fire Island sea temperature is
23.2°C
1.3° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 8PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (24 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (24 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.6
S
6
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
30
37
37
36
30
23
18
18
18
17
17
18
18
17
32
29
38
57
61
81
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
NW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
25
SW
15
WSW
10
W
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
W
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:09PM0.97m
6:36AM0.83m
6:49PM1.00m
7:14AM0.87m
7:25PM1.02m
Low Tide
10:48AM0.24m
11:43PM0.22m
11:40AM0.21m
00:26AM0.17m
12:27PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:37
7:35
7:32
 mm
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
24
22
21
21
23
23
24
23
22
20
20
19
22
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
23
22
23
22
21
20
20
19
21
19
22
22
21
19
19
18
22
20
21
21
22
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