Fire Island surf break

Fire Island surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 07 May 2026 EDT
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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
10.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fire Island today?

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 1PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (07 May)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (07 May)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.1
S
7
1
S
7
1
S
7
1
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.9
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.3
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.7
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.6
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
181
155
127
103
100
97
77
59
44
45
33
44
50
54
54
45
44
56
117
122
106
219
212
206
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
WSW
10
NW
15
N
10
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
20
WNW
10
W
5
NW
10
S
15
SSW
25
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
35
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
12:05PM0.72m
00:07AM0.87m
12:56PM0.72m
00:59AM0.84m
1:57PM0.74m
1:59AM0.82m
Low Tide
5:30AM0.16m
5:32PM0.22m
6:20AM0.17m
6:26PM0.24m
7:12AM0.18m
7:27PM0.24m
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
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5:43
5:41
5:41
5:39
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7:52
7:53
7:54
7:55
1
1
1
5
4
1
Temp °C
10
10
10
13
13
11
12
11
9
9
12
13
15
15
14
13
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
6
7
7
10
9
6
8
8
5
6
7
7
9
11
11
9
8
6
6
7
7
6
8
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.1
S
7
1
S
7
1
S
7
1
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
SSW
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
1.3
S
6
Energy kJ
181
155
127
103
100
97
77
59
44
45
33
44
48
47
54
45
44
45
32
32
27
26
15
132
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
S
5
0.3
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.3
ESE
9
Energy kJ
2
2
2
8
8
13
19
34
32
32
14
50
54
11
8
1
5
5
5
5
5
4
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.4
SE
9
0.5
S
7
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
S
18
0.1
SE
11
Energy kJ
3
7
2
1
5
5
21
22
4
6
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
3
0.2
NNE
2
0.3
WSW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.8
SSW
5
0.5
S
5
0.7
S
6
0.9
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.3
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.7
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.6
S
6
Energy kJ
1
1
3
17
22
29
12
35
56
117
122
106
219
212
206
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
35
93
91
0
0
18
0
0
132
0
0
0
104
239
239
1197
995
866
848
99
61
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
1
1
2
1
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
7
6
8
7
6
5
7
7
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
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