Coastguards Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.63° N 73.32° W

Coastguards 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Coastguards sea temperature is
23.1°C
1.2° 

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


How big are the waves at Coastguards today (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Coastguards at 3PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (26 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
1.3
S
5
1.1
S
6
0.7
SE
9
1
S
6
0.7
SE
8
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
24
30
39
48
46
67
67
62
61
64
68
75
95
79
79
74
72
55
55
67
77
71
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
5
NNW
5
SW
10
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
10
S
10
SW
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
High Tide
6:46AM1.20m
6:59PM1.44m
7:24AM1.27m
7:36PM1.47m
8:00AM1.34m
8:12PM1.47m
Low Tide
12:39PM0.16m
1:15AM0.04m
1:23PM0.11m
1:54AM-0.00m
2:06PM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:15
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:35
7:34
7:31
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
20
22
24
24
23
24
23
23
24
25
25
25
23
23
24
24
24
25
26
27
26
25
Feels °C
20
21
23
23
22
21
22
22
23
23
23
22
23
22
24
26
27
27
28
28
28
27
27
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