Fire Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.73° N 72.87° W

Fire Island WaveFinder

Issued: 7 am 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fire Island sea temperature is
24.6° C
3.7° 

Fire Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Fire Island surf forecast from 7 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Saturday 11 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period, S swell with offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Wednesday 8 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period, ENE swell with 204 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 11 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with S swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Fire Island this week:

The surf forecast for Fire Island over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 11) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Fire Island in the next 16 days are 1.5m 7s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 5PM.

Wave TypeTime (EDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 2AM (Sat 11th Jul)2.5ft (0.7m) 7s
Best Surf 2AM (Sat 11th Jul)2.5ft (0.7m) 7s
Most Powerful 8AM (Wed 8th Jul)5ft (1.5m) 7s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Fire Island over the next 16 days.


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