Fire Island Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Long Island New York, USA)

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Fire Island Surf Guide

Fire Island in Long Island NY is an exposed beach break that has pretty consitent surf and can work at any time of the year. Ideal winds are from the northwest with some shelter here from west winds. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the southeast. The beach break provides left and right handers. Best around low tide when the tide is rising. It very rarely gets crowded here. Dangerous rips are a hazard of surfing here.

Fire Island Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Beach	2
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
fairly consistent	8.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Fire Island:

The best conditions reported for surf at Fire Island occur when a Southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northwest.

Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

12 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Fire Island (for consistent clean waves)?

decemberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Fire Island with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of December. Clean surfable waves are typically found 30% of the time in December while 27% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 43% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

30%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

27%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

43%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Fire Island Location Map

Interactive Fire Island surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Fire Island is Long Island Mac Arthur (Islip) Airport (ISP) in USA, 21 km (13 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Fire Island is The Francis S Gabreski (West Hampton Beach) Airport (FOK), also in USA, 23 km (14 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Fire Island Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

12 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Friday, 25 April 2025, 15:38 Local Time

m, °C	Friday 25			Sat
ft, °F	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM
Wave (m)	SE	SE	SE	SE
Period (s)	9	9	9	9
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on

What does Fire Island look like?

Latest photos from Fire Island. Upload your own or view all photos on the gallery page.

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Tides at Fire Island

Current tide and informaton

For Moriches Inlet, Long Island, New York, 10 km from Fire Island.

Next High Water: 06:28pm | 1.08m

Next Low Water: 12:16am | -0.03m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

Fire Island Sea Temperature

Sunny with pleasant to warm air temperatures (feels like 16.0 °C) at Fire Island, yet the sea remains very cold (8.2 °C). Surfers will need a thick winter wetsuit, a hood, gloves and neoprene boots.

Today, many surfers would wear a winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.

Current Temp*: 8.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

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Swell History at Fire Island

Surf stats for Fire Island, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

Average Swell

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Wind History at Fire Island

Wind stats for Fire Island, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

Average Wind

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Fire Island Reviews:

Interactive Porthcawl Point location map. View nearby buoy information, live wind conditions and surrounding roads, paths and locations to help find new breaks. Click the buoys or wind icon to view more information.

Ratings

Based on 3 votes.

Overall:2.0
Quality on a good day:3.0
Consistency of Surf:3.0
Difficulty Level:3.3
Wind and Kite Surfing:1.0
Crowds:3.5
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Review

Impartial reviews submitted by Surf-Forecast users.

Treker Antone from United States

“Real mess of seaweed on Fire Island last weekend (July 28). Very disappointing and a waste of money to travel long distance with not being able to swim. Wish this site had that information.”

Other Nearby Breaks Closest To:

Discover surf breaks near Fire Island. Click below to view there surf guides.

Cupsogue
- Beach/jetty
- 2.0
Reliability: fairly consistent
15km away
Jetty
- Breakwater
- 3.0
Reliability: very consistent
18km away
Point o Woods
- Sandbar
- 3.0
Reliability: fairly consistent
24km away
Road K
- Sandbar
- 2.0
Reliability: very consistent
32km away
Outside Ponquogue
- Sandbar
- 4.0
Reliability: inconsistent
34km away

Wave Buoys Nearest To Fire Island:

Closest Wave BuoyCentral Long Island Sound Buoy30 mi
Second closest Wave BuoyLong Island Buoy37 mi
Third closest Wave BuoyWestern Long Island Sound Buoy40 mi
Fourth closest Wave BuoyMontauk Point Buoy43 mi
Fifth closest Wave BuoyNew York Harbour Buoy50 mi

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