Fire Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.73° N 72.87° W

Fire Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fire Island sea temperature is
22.3°C
2.0° 

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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fire Island at 3PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (14 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (14 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon morning, calm by Tue night).

Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
29
28
28
27
27
25
18
24
20
29
21
21
13
13
13
8
8
8
8
10
10
32
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
30
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
20
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:23AM1.07m
10:43PM0.94m
11:04AM1.02m
11:25PM0.87m
11:48AM0.98m
Low Tide
3:32AM0.06m
4:01PM0.10m
4:09AM0.11m
4:44PM0.15m
4:49AM0.16m
5:29PM0.21m
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:01
7:00
6:59
 mm
1
Temp °C
23
19
20
22
23
21
20
17
16
15
16
17
17
16
17
17
17
17
18
19
19
19
20
Feels °C
23
14
14
16
17
15
15
12
12
12
14
15
15
14
15
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
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