What are the current surf conditions at Fire Island?

Fire Island currently has varying wave conditions. Check the live forecast above for real-time wave heights, wind conditions, and tide information updated every 6 hours.

What's the best time to surf Fire Island?

The best time to surf Fire Island is typically when swell comes from the S direction. Check the tide charts and wind forecasts above for optimal surfing conditions.

Fire Island Surf Report & Forecast

Town of Islip, New York

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🌬️ WIND

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🌊 SWELL

2.2
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2.2ft

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16kt

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AIR TEMP

1°C

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1ft @
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SURF QUALITY

Poor conditions right now. Sweet 2.2ft waves with mixed swell but strong 16kt winds making it choppy Might want to wait for better conditions.

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Saturday

Mar 28

POOR1 good hours

🌊 1.0-3.1ft 💨 9-17kt 🌡️ 1-5°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	3.1ft	7s	S	9kt	NNE	10kt	5°C	6°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	3.1ft	7s	S	10kt	N	13kt	5°C	6°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	3ft	7s	S	12kt	N	15kt	5°C	6°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	2.9ft	7s	S	14kt	N	16kt	4°C	6°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	2.8ft	7s	S	15kt	N	17kt	4°C	6°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	2.7ft	7s	S	17kt	N	17kt	3°C	6°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	2.6ft	7s	S	17kt	N	17kt	3°C	6°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	2.5ft	7s	S	17kt	N	17kt	2°C	6°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	2.4ft	7s	S	17kt	N	17kt	2°C	6°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	2.3ft	7s	S	17kt	N	17kt	1°C	6°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	2.2ft	7s	S	16kt	NNW	16kt	1°C	6°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	7s	S	15kt	NNW	16kt	1°C	6°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	7s	S	14kt	NNW	17kt	2°C	6°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	7s	S	13kt	NW	18kt	3°C	6°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	7s	S	11kt	NW	20kt	3°C	6°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	7s	S	13kt	NW	20kt	4°C	6°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	6s	S	15kt	NW	21kt	4°C	6°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	6s	S	17kt	NW	22kt	5°C	6°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	6s	S	16kt	NNW	20kt	5°C	6°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	6s	S	15kt	NNW	19kt	5°C	6°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1ft	6s	S	14kt	NNW	18kt	5°C	6°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1ft	7s	SSE	14kt	NNW	18kt	4°C	6°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1ft	8s	SE	14kt	NNW	19kt	4°C	6°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1ft	8s	ESE	15kt	NNW	19kt	4°C	6°C	0mm

Sunday

Mar 29

POOR1 good hours

🌊 0.2-1.0ft 💨 3-25kt 🌡️ 2-6°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1ft	8s	ESE	12kt	N	15kt	3°C	6°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	8s	ESE	10kt	N	11kt	3°C	6°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	8s	ESE	7kt	NNE	7kt	3°C	6°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	8s	ESE	6kt	NE	5kt	3°C	6°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	8s	ESE	4kt	NE	3kt	2°C	6°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	8s	ESE	3kt	ENE	2kt	2°C	6°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	8s	ESE	5kt	ESE	5kt	3°C	6°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	ESE	7kt	SSE	8kt	3°C	6°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	8s	ESE	10kt	S	11kt	3°C	6°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	8s	ESE	10kt	SSW	12kt	3°C	6°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	8s	ESE	11kt	SSW	14kt	4°C	6°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	8s	ESE	12kt	SSW	16kt	4°C	6°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	7s	ESE	13kt	SSW	18kt	5°C	6°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	7s	ESE	14kt	SSW	19kt	5°C	6°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	7s	ESE	15kt	SSW	21kt	5°C	6°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	7s	ESE	17kt	SSW	25kt	5°C	6°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	7s	ESE	20kt	SSW	28kt	5°C	6°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	7s	ESE	22kt	SSW	32kt	6°C	6°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	7s	ESE	23kt	SSW	33kt	6°C	6°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	8s	ESE	24kt	SSW	34kt	6°C	6°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	8s	ESE	25kt	SSW	35kt	6°C	6°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	9s	ESE	24kt	SSW	34kt	6°C	5°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	10s	ESE	23kt	SSW	34kt	6°C	5°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	12s	SE	22kt	SSW	33kt	6°C	5°C	0mm

Monday

Mar 30

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🌊 0.3-0.8ft 💨 13-24kt 🌡️ 6-8°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	10s	ESE	21kt	SSW	33kt	6°C	5°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	9s	ESE	20kt	SSW	33kt	6°C	5°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	7s	E	19kt	SSW	33kt	6°C	5°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	8s	E	18kt	SSW	31kt	6°C	5°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	8s	E	17kt	SW	29kt	6°C	5°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	8s	E	16kt	SW	27kt	6°C	5°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	8s	E	15kt	SW	25kt	6°C	5°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	8s	E	14kt	SW	23kt	6°C	5°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	8s	ESE	13kt	SW	22kt	6°C	5°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	8s	ESE	13kt	SW	21kt	6°C	5°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	8s	ESE	13kt	SW	21kt	6°C	5°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	8s	ESE	13kt	SW	21kt	6°C	5°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	8s	ESE	14kt	SW	22kt	6°C	5°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	8s	E	15kt	SW	23kt	6°C	5°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	8s	E	15kt	SSW	24kt	7°C	5°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	8s	ESE	15kt	SW	25kt	7°C	5°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	9s	ESE	15kt	SW	26kt	7°C	5°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	9s	ESE	15kt	SW	27kt	7°C	5°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	9s	ESE	15kt	SW	26kt	7°C	5°C	0.2mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	9s	ESE	16kt	SSW	24kt	7°C	5°C	0.4mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	9s	ESE	16kt	SSW	22kt	7°C	5°C	0.6mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	9s	ESE	18kt	SSW	30kt	7°C	5°C	0.4mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	9s	ESE	21kt	SSW	37kt	8°C	5°C	0.2mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	9s	ESE	24kt	SSW	45kt	8°C	5°C	0mm

Tuesday

Mar 31

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🌊 0.3-5.4ft 💨 18-30kt 🌡️ 8-9°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	9s	ESE	24kt	SW	43kt	8°C	5°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	9s	ESE	23kt	SW	41kt	8°C	5°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	9s	ESE	23kt	SW	39kt	8°C	5°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	9s	ESE	22kt	SW	38kt	8°C	5°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	9s	ESE	21kt	SW	37kt	8°C	5°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	9s	ESE	21kt	SW	36kt	8°C	5°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	8s	ESE	20kt	SW	34kt	8°C	5°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	8s	ESE	19kt	SW	31kt	8°C	5°C	0.1mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	8s	ESE	18kt	SSW	29kt	8°C	5°C	0.1mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	8s	E	18kt	SSW	30kt	8°C	5°C	0.1mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	8s	E	19kt	SSW	31kt	8°C	5°C	0.1mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	8s	E	19kt	SSW	32kt	8°C	5°C	0.1mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	8s	E	19kt	SSW	33kt	8°C	5°C	0.1mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	9s	E	20kt	SSW	33kt	8°C	5°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	9s	E	21kt	SSW	34kt	8°C	5°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	9s	E	22kt	SSW	38kt	8°C	5°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	9s	E	24kt	SSW	41kt	9°C	5°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	8s	E	25kt	SSW	45kt	9°C	5°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	9s	E	26kt	NW	45kt	9°C	5°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	9s	E	27kt	E	46kt	9°C	5°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	9s	E	27kt	SSW	47kt	9°C	5°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	2ft	8s	SE	28kt	SSW	48kt	9°C	5°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	3.7ft	8s	SSE	29kt	SSW	50kt	9°C	5°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	5.4ft	7s	S	30kt	SSW	51kt	9°C	5°C	0mm

Wednesday

Apr 1

POOR3 good hours

🌊 4.0-7.0ft 💨 8-29kt 🌡️ 8-9°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	5.2ft	7s	S	29kt	SSW	50kt	9°C	5°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	4.9ft	7s	S	28kt	SSW	48kt	9°C	5°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	4.7ft	7s	S	28kt	SSW	46kt	9°C	5°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	4.5ft	7s	S	28kt	SSW	46kt	9°C	5°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	4.4ft	7s	S	28kt	SSW	45kt	9°C	5°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	4.2ft	7s	S	28kt	SSW	45kt	9°C	5°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	4.2ft	7s	S	27kt	SSW	45kt	9°C	5°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	4.1ft	7s	S	27kt	SSW	44kt	9°C	5°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	4.1ft	7s	S	26kt	SSW	44kt	9°C	5°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	4.1ft	7s	S	26kt	SSW	43kt	9°C	6°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	4.1ft	7s	S	25kt	SSW	42kt	9°C	6°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	4ft	7s	S	25kt	SSW	41kt	9°C	6°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	4ft	7s	S	24kt	SSW	40kt	9°C	6°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	4ft	7s	S	23kt	SSW	38kt	9°C	6°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	4ft	7s	S	22kt	SSW	36kt	9°C	6°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	5ft	7s	S	17kt	SW	27kt	8°C	6°C	0.5mm
4:00 PM	POOR	6ft	8s	S	13kt	W	18kt	8°C	6°C	1mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	7ft	8s	S	8kt	WNW	9kt	8°C	6°C	1.5mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	6.7ft	8s	S	9kt	WNW	9kt	9°C	5°C	1.4mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	6.5ft	8s	S	10kt	W	10kt	9°C	5°C	1.2mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	6.2ft	8s	S	10kt	W	10kt	9°C	5°C	1.1mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	6ft	8s	S	12kt	NW	14kt	9°C	5°C	0.7mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	5.8ft	8s	S	13kt	NNW	17kt	8°C	5°C	0.4mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	5.6ft	8s	S	15kt	NNE	20kt	8°C	5°C	0mm

Thursday

Apr 2

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 2.3-5.3ft 💨 14-23kt 🌡️ 4-7°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	5.3ft	8s	S	15kt	NNE	20kt	7°C	5°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	5.1ft	8s	S	15kt	NNE	20kt	6°C	5°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	4.8ft	8s	S	14kt	NNE	19kt	6°C	5°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	4.6ft	8s	S	15kt	NNE	20kt	5°C	5°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	4.4ft	8s	S	15kt	NNE	20kt	5°C	5°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	4.2ft	8s	S	15kt	NNE	21kt	5°C	5°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	4.1ft	8s	S	15kt	NNE	20kt	5°C	5°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	3.9ft	8s	S	15kt	NNE	20kt	5°C	5°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	3.7ft	8s	S	15kt	NE	19kt	5°C	5°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	3.6ft	7s	S	16kt	NE	19kt	4°C	5°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	3.5ft	7s	SSE	16kt	NE	18kt	4°C	6°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	3.3ft	7s	SSE	17kt	ENE	18kt	4°C	6°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	3.2ft	7s	SSE	17kt	ENE	19kt	4°C	6°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	3.1ft	7s	SSE	18kt	ENE	20kt	4°C	6°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	2.9ft	7s	SSE	19kt	ENE	20kt	4°C	6°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	2.8ft	7s	SSE	19kt	E	21kt	4°C	6°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	2.7ft	7s	SSE	19kt	E	22kt	4°C	6°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	2.6ft	7s	SSE	19kt	E	23kt	5°C	6°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	2.5ft	7s	SSE	20kt	E	24kt	5°C	6°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	2.4ft	7s	SSE	21kt	E	25kt	5°C	6°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	2.3ft	7s	SSE	22kt	E	26kt	4°C	6°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	2.4ft	7s	SSE	22kt	E	26kt	4°C	6°C	0.2mm
10:00 PM	POOR	2.5ft	7s	SSE	22kt	E	26kt	4°C	6°C	0.3mm
11:00 PM	POOR	2.6ft	8s	SSE	23kt	E	26kt	4°C	6°C	0.5mm

Friday

Apr 3

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 1.7-6.0ft 💨 15-25kt 🌡️ 3-5°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	2.5ft	7s	SSE	23kt	E	27kt	3°C	6°C	0.5mm
1:00 AM	POOR	2.4ft	7s	SSE	24kt	E	27kt	3°C	6°C	0.6mm
2:00 AM	POOR	2.3ft	7s	SSE	24kt	E	28kt	3°C	6°C	0.7mm
3:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	7s	SSE	24kt	E	29kt	3°C	6°C	0.8mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	7s	SSE	25kt	E	30kt	3°C	6°C	0.9mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	7s	SSE	25kt	ENE	31kt	3°C	6°C	1.1mm
6:00 AM	POOR	2.3ft	7s	SSE	24kt	E	31kt	4°C	5°C	1.1mm
7:00 AM	POOR	2.9ft	7s	S	24kt	E	31kt	4°C	5°C	1.1mm
8:00 AM	POOR	3.5ft	7s	S	23kt	E	32kt	4°C	5°C	1mm
9:00 AM	POOR	3.6ft	7s	S	23kt	E	33kt	5°C	5°C	1.1mm
10:00 AM	POOR	3.7ft	7s	S	23kt	E	34kt	5°C	5°C	1.2mm
11:00 AM	POOR	3.9ft	7s	S	24kt	E	35kt	5°C	5°C	1.3mm
12:00 PM	POOR	4.6ft	7s	SSE	21kt	ENE	29kt	5°C	5°C	1.6mm
1:00 PM	POOR	5.3ft	7s	SE	18kt	ENE	23kt	5°C	5°C	1.9mm
2:00 PM	POOR	6ft	7s	ESE	16kt	NE	17kt	5°C	5°C	2.2mm
3:00 PM	POOR	5.7ft	7s	ESE	16kt	NE	18kt	5°C	5°C	1.9mm
4:00 PM	POOR	5.4ft	7s	ESE	15kt	NE	19kt	5°C	5°C	1.6mm
5:00 PM	POOR	5.1ft	7s	ESE	15kt	NE	19kt	5°C	5°C	1.3mm
6:00 PM	POOR	4.8ft	7s	ESE	16kt	NNE	19kt	5°C	5°C	1.1mm
7:00 PM	POOR	4.5ft	7s	ESE	17kt	NNE	19kt	5°C	5°C	0.9mm
8:00 PM	POOR	4.2ft	7s	ESE	17kt	NNE	19kt	4°C	5°C	0.8mm
9:00 PM	POOR	3.6ft	7s	SE	17kt	NNE	19kt	4°C	5°C	0.5mm
10:00 PM	POOR	3.1ft	6s	SSE	17kt	NE	19kt	4°C	5°C	0.3mm
11:00 PM	POOR	2.5ft	6s	S	16kt	NE	18kt	4°C	5°C	0mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:1.4ft @ 7s

Wind Conditions:3-25kt NNE

Water Temperature:5-6°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

Fire Island in New York is an exposed sandbar break with consistent surf year-round. It works on both groundswells and windswells, with the ideal swell direction from the south-southeast and offshore winds from the north-northwest. The break handles all tide stages and remains relatively uncrowded due to its expansive coastline and limited access points. The best surf conditions occur in autumn, particularly in September, when clean waves are most frequent. Surfers should be mindful of shifting sandbars, rip currents, and occasional localism in certain communities.

Best Swell Direction: S

Bottom Type: Sand

Ideal Conditions

This spot performs best under these specific conditions. Forecasts take these into account when rating surf quality.

Ideal Swell DirectionSSE

Ideal Wind DirectionNNW

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