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Coastguards surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 08 Dec 2025 ESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Coastguards surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Coastguards sea temperature is
8.8° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Coastguards today?
The current surf forecast for Coastguards at 10AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 08). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Coastguards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
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 kJ (?) | 54 | 34 | 34 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 24 | 32 | 181 | 287 | 223 | 164 | 223 | 752 | 1136 | 1121 | 1252 | 1058 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | glass | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:29AM 1.49 | 10:14PM 1.21 | 10:27AM 1.39 | 11:13PM 1.18 | 11:24AM 1.29 | 12:09AM 1.17 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:05AM -0.07 | 3:58PM -0.13 | 3:58AM 0.01 | 4:50PM -0.06 | 4:55AM 0.11 | 5:46PM 0.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thu 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 4:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:25 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 2 | -2 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Feels °C (?) | -6 | -11 | -13 | -13 | -11 | -12 | -12 | -12 | -11 | -10 | -9 | -8 | -6 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -5 | -3 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -2 |
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