Fire Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.73° N 72.87° W

Fire Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fire Island sea temperature is
22.4°C
1.4° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 4PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (05 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (05 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
5
1
E
5
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
7
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
9
9
10
11
32
39
40
28
59
32
28
26
19
31
30
18
19
19
18
18
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
10
NNE
10
N
15
NE
25
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
10
S
10
WSW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
High Tide
3:00PM1.00m
3:48AM0.81m
4:18PM1.03m
4:58AM0.87m
5:22PM1.07m
Low Tide
8:55PM0.19m
9:01AM0.17m
10:02PM0.16m
10:09AM0.16m
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:16
7:15
7:14
 mm
1
Temp °C
23
25
24
22
20
19
19
19
19
19
20
19
19
19
19
18
22
24
25
25
24
Feels °C
21
24
23
20
18
17
18
17
18
18
20
19
19
18
17
15
18
20
23
22
22
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