Fire Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.73° N 72.87° W

Fire Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fire Island sea temperature is
17.6°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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 1PM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (15 Oct)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (15 Oct)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri night, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.2
SSE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.8
SE
4
1
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
5
1
SSE
6
1.4
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.4
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.1
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.3
SSW
7
0.3
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
10
10
10
15
15
15
15
25
44
81
77
151
206
179
131
114
77
61
34
15
10
10
Wind (km/h)
25
N
20
N
20
NNE
10
ENE
10
E
15
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
WSW
20
NW
20
NW
30
NW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:04AM0.96m
11:38PM0.77m
11:48AM0.91m
00:31AM0.74m
12:40PM0.87m
Low Tide
4:13AM0.17m
4:56PM0.18m
4:56AM0.22m
5:44PM0.22m
5:45AM0.27m
6:37PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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2
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Temp °C
14
13
13
14
15
14
14
15
16
16
18
19
19
20
17
14
12
8
8
10
10
8
6
Feels °C
9
8
9
11
12
10
10
11
12
12
15
17
16
17
14
10
6
0
0
1
1
0
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