Fire Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.73° N 72.87° W

Fire Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fire Island sea temperature is
17.6°C
1.1° 

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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 10AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (13 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (13 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
7
0.4
SE
7
0.9
SSW
5
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.5
NE
5
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
112
83
67
41
28
14
42
77
85
146
131
107
91
49
36
26
17
11
10
11
15
15
15
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
E
15
SE
15
S
20
S
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
20
NW
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
20
NE
10
ENE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
9:48AM1.06m
10:12PM0.87m
10:25AM1.01m
10:53PM0.82m
11:04AM0.96m
Low Tide
2:57AM0.09m
3:34PM0.10m
3:34AM0.13m
4:14PM0.14m
4:13AM0.17m
4:56PM0.18m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
16
16
17
17
18
18
19
19
19
19
22
25
25
23
18
14
14
12
13
14
15
14
14
Feels °C
16
15
16
15
16
15
17
16
16
17
20
23
23
20
15
10
10
7
9
11
12
11
10
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