Fire Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.73° N 72.87° W

Fire Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fire Island sea temperature is
22.7° C
0.7° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 4PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (19 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (19 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
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)
1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.7
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
76
60
49
38
37
61
67
74
72
54
53
37
34
34
36
51
25
25
42
51
69
58
34
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NNW
15
NNW
10
W
5
NNW
5
N
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
E
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
S
25
SSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
12:26PM0.97m
00:40AM0.92m
1:19PM0.95m
1:34AM0.85m
2:15PM0.93m
Low Tide
5:27AM0.03m
5:51PM0.14m
6:14AM0.09m
6:47PM0.19m
7:02AM0.13m
7:44PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:35
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:19
8:17
8:16
 mm
1
2
10
Temp °C
23
22
22
25
26
25
23
21
19
20
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
21
Feels °C
22
20
17
22
24
24
22
20
17
18
20
19
20
21
21
22
22
22
21
22
25
25
20
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