Coastguards Surf and Wind Quality by Season (Long Island NY, USA)

The charts below show frequency of occurrence of a certain swell or wind in Coastguards, broken down by both direction and strength (wave height).

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

Seasonal Coastguards Swell and Wind Distribution

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This picture describes the range of swells directed at Coastguards over a normal northe... (show all text)

The figure describes how commonly and how strongly the wind blows from different direct... (show all text)

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You can also compare this with Coastguards swell conditioned on favourable winds.

Also see overall Coastguards surf quality charts (on the guide page) and Coastguards surf quality by month.