Fire Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.73° N 72.87° W

Fire Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fire Island sea temperature is
21.8°C
2.4° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 1PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (22 Sep)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (22 Sep)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
2
1
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.9
E
8
1.9
E
8
2.1
E
8
1.9
E
8
2.1
E
8
2.2
E
8
2.5
ESE
9
2.5
ESE
9
2.5
ESE
10
3
E
10
3
E
10
3
E
10
3
E
11
3
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
3
E
11
3
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
138
166
198
238
348
408
453
555
476
593
692
933
1038
1153
1507
1569
1783
1924
1796
1724
1603
2248
2198
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:22AM0.82m
5:36PM0.94m
6:03AM0.88m
6:15PM0.98m
6:39AM0.94m
6:52PM1.01m
Low Tide
10:19AM0.26m
11:01PM0.22m
11:12AM0.21m
11:46PM0.16m
12:01PM0.15m
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:49
6:46
6:45
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
15
17
17
16
14
14
14
14
17
17
17
14
13
13
12
12
14
18
18
15
12
Feels °C
11
12
11
11
10
10
8
8
8
7
9
9
9
7
7
7
6
6
7
11
11
8
6
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