Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fire Island today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 4PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fire Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 34 | 37 | 58 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 68 | 116 | 89 | 73 | 71 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 12:36PM0.92m | 1:08AM0.76m | 1:35PM0.89m | 2:21AM0.73m | 2:46PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:19PM0.26m | 6:22AM0.27m | 7:16PM0.30m | 7:19AM0.30m | 8:17PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 21 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 100 | 89 | 73 | 71 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 5 | SE 12 | SE 9 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 13 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 34 | 37 | 58 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 68 | 116 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 275 | 275 | 120 | 613 | 620 | 287 | 287 | 287 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 613 | 620 | 655 | 265 | 238 | 238 | 65 | 1185 |
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