Fire Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.73° N 72.87° W

Fire Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fire Island sea temperature is
16.9°C
1.6° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 10PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (23 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (23 Oct)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 10°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
86
163
85
107
106
106
71
69
68
88
106
107
111
115
117
119
117
83
82
81
79
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
15
NNE
10
NE
5
E
10
E
5
E
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:14PM0.94m
6:35AM1.04m
6:52PM0.96m
7:11AM1.10m
7:31PM0.97m
Low Tide
11:31AM0.12m
11:47PM0.07m
12:19PM0.05m
00:30AM0.02m
1:07PM0.00m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
10
12
14
14
13
12
11
10
10
12
13
14
13
13
12
11
12
14
14
15
14
Feels °C
4
7
10
11
10
10
9
8
8
9
9
10
9
10
9
8
9
11
10
11
10
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